Site Reliability Engineer II
F5 Networks5 days ago
Seattle, WA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$95k - $143k/yr
Responsibilities
- Support the reliability, availability, scalability, performance, and security of critical systems and SaaS platforms under senior SRE guidance.
- Assist with system lifecycle management, automation, scaling, monitoring, observability, and performance analysis.
- Troubleshoot standard operational issues and escalate complex issues to senior engineers.
- Collaborate on scalable system architecture and investigate open-source and proprietary technologies and tools.
- Support service operations, including documenting SLOs and SLIs and participating in supervised on-call rotations.
- Create and maintain system documentation, standard operating procedures, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge-base content.
- Apply security best practices and uphold F5’s Business Code of Ethics and company policies.
Requirements
- Successfully completed F5’s Summer 2026 Internship Program.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience, with graduation between December 2026 and September 2027.
- Experience with basic system administration, scripting, or infrastructure support.
- Foundational understanding of software development, system operations, DevOps, and automation principles.
- Basic proficiency in at least one scripting language, such as Bash, Shell, or Python.
- Basic familiarity with Windows or Linux systems is beneficial.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment, learn from mentorship and feedback, communicate effectively, and solve problems analytically.
- Must be able to start no later than September 30, 2027 and work onsite in Seattle under F5’s policies.
- Exposure to Azure or similar cloud platforms, observability and monitoring tools, VMware or containerization, Terraform or Chef, and generative AI, LLMs, or prompts is preferred.
Benefits
- The position is based onsite in Seattle, Washington, and fully remote work is not available.
- This is a full-time return role for candidates who completed F5’s Summer 2026 Internship Program and received an invitation to apply.
- The role includes mentorship from senior SRE staff and supervised on-call participation.
- Potential additional compensation may include incentives, bonuses, restricted stock units, and company benefits.
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.