Security Engineer II
F5 Networks1 day ago
Reston, VA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$105k - $157k/yr
Responsibilities
- Partner with architects, security engineers, SRE and operations teams, compliance experts, and business stakeholders to define monitoring and auditing requirements.
- Implement and refine metrics, logs, alerts, and telemetry pipelines to improve visibility, detection, incident response, availability, and forensic readiness.
- Integrate logging and monitoring pipelines with SIEM, EDR, dashboards, and other existing tools while ensuring data quality and coverage.
- Respond to security and operational alerts and tune thresholds to reduce noise while maintaining coverage.
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in security operations, monitoring, or related cybersecurity roles.
- Practical experience with logging, monitoring, SIEM, and dashboarding tools such as AWS GuardDuty, Sumo Logic, Grafana, CrowdStrike, DataDog, Splunk, or Thycotic.
- Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong understanding of log collection, aggregation, downstream integration, telemetry pipelines, and alert configuration and tuning.
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools.
- 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 and/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 preferred.
- U.S. citizenship is required due to FedRAMP compliance obligations.
Benefits
- Annual base pay is listed at $104,700.00-$157,100.00, with potential incentive compensation, bonuses, restricted stock units, and benefits.
- The role may require on-call and weekend shifts based on 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.