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Based on 240 similar postings.
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About F5 Inc
F5, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in application security, multi-cloud management, online fraud prevention, application delivery networking, application availability and performance, and network security, access, and authorization.
F5 Inc currently has
46 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$180,850–$271,250
across 32 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Director, Platform Engineering
The Director, Platform Engineering leads the architecture, operations, and modernization of compute capacity within the Substrate Engineering organization. This leader will evaluate the current operational landscape to establish a strategic modernization roadmap, shifting the platform team toward an automation-first, self-service delivery model. Key responsibilities include overseeing capacity planning for private cloud infrastructure, managing Proxmox virtualization, and maintaining Service 0 Kubernetes environments. The role requires championing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, configuration management via Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in Python, Go, and Bash while navigating FedRAMP and NIST 800-53 compliance. This position solves the technical challenge of reducing operational toil and ensuring platform resilience through structured incident leadership and scalable engineering practices.
Generative AI
Kubernetes
Hybrid-Cloud
Distributed Systems
Cloud-Native
Infrastructure Automation
Observability
Data Engineering
Machine Learning
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Platform Engineering
Data Governance
Reliability Engineering
Storage Systems