Security Engineer II
F5 Networks1 day ago
Reston, VA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$105k - $157k/yr
Responsibilities
- Partner with architects, security engineers, operations/SRE teams, compliance experts, and business stakeholders to define monitoring and auditing requirements.
- Implement and refine metrics, logs, alerts, and telemetry to improve visibility, incident detection, response effectiveness, availability, and forensic readiness.
- Integrate logging and monitoring pipelines with SIEM, EDR, dashboarding, and downstream systems while ensuring data quality and coverage.
- Tune alert thresholds to reduce noise while maintaining strong security and operational event coverage.
- Integrate security controls, compliance checks, vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, secret management, and threat detection into CI/CD pipelines.
- Use generative AI and AI-assisted security tooling to improve investigations, threat detection, automation, and security workflows.
- Participate in on-call and weekend shifts as business needs require.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required due to FedRAMP compliance obligations.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in security engineering, monitoring, or related cybersecurity roles.
- Experience with logging, monitoring, and SIEM or dashboarding tools such as AWS GuardDuty, Sumo Logic, Grafana, CrowdStrike, Datadog, Splunk, and Thycotic, or similar tools.
- Working knowledge of a major cloud platform such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong understanding of log handling and telemetry pipelines, including collection, aggregation, downstream integration, and alert configuration and tuning.
- Hands-on experience with at least one programming or scripting language such as Python, Shell, or Go.
- Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework or Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain is preferred.
- Understanding of security and operational challenges in large-scale distributed systems.
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes or OpenStack.
- Relevant certifications such as Security+, GSEC, or CISSP are preferred.
- Familiarity with F5 products and services, including BIG-IP, NGINX, WAF, DDoS, or application security solutions, is a plus.
- Experience working in a FedRAMP environment is a plus.
Benefits
- The role may include incentive compensation, bonuses, restricted stock units, and employee benefits.
- On-call and weekend work may be required according to business needs.
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About F5 Networks
F5, Inc. builds application delivery and security products for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning on‑premises, cloud, and edge environments. It sells software, hardware appliances, and SaaS subscriptions for load balancing, WAF, API security, DDoS protection, and traffic management, with support services. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Seattle, the public company (NASDAQ: FFIV) expanded its portfolio through acquisitions including NGINX and Shape Security.