This role pays more than
99%
of similar roles. Most pay
$160,331–$216,300
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$372k
versus about
$188k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
25 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$152,200–$228,400
across 25 roles with salary data.
Lead Architect – Application Security is a senior leadership role focused on defining technical strategy and architecture across a comprehensive security portfolio including WAF, DDoS mitigation, API security, and bot defense. The successful candidate will unify architectural direction for hardware, software, and cloud-native platforms while modernizing legacy systems into composable, API-driven services within a SaaS-native control plane. Key responsibilities include establishing architectural principles, performing threat modeling, and ensuring compliance with standards like FIPS, FedRAMP, and NIST CSF. The role requires deep expertise in L7 protocols such as HTTP/2 and gRPC, as well as identity protocols including OAuth2, OIDC, and SAML. Technical requirements include experience with Kubernetes, Istio, Envoy, and zero trust architectures to solve complex security challenges across hybrid, multicloud, and edge deployments for a diverse range of digital infrastructure.