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This role pays less than
80%
of similar roles. Most pay
$141,675–$193,000
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$131k
versus about
$167k
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
44 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$179,500–$269,300
across 31 roles with salary data.
The Security Engineer II joins the F5 Distributed Cloud team to design, integrate, operate, and maintain robust security monitoring and auditing capabilities across a global platform. This role involves developing and supporting solutions that provide visibility, detection, and alerting to protect the platform and enable incident response and forensics. You will partner with architects and SRE teams to define monitoring needs, refine metrics, and integrate logging pipelines with tools like SIEM, EDR, and dashboards. Key technologies include AWS GuardDuty, Sumo Logic, Grafana, CrowdStrike, DataDog, Splunk, and Thycotic. You will also utilize Generative AI and IaC tools while managing cloud orchestration for Kubernetes or OpenStack. The work addresses security and operational challenges within large-scale, distributed systems to ensure platform integrity.
What does a Security Engineer earn?
Median $193000 from 107 postings across 42 companies.
Design, integrate, operate, and maintain robust security monitoring and auditing capabilities across the global platform.
Develop and support monitoring solutions to provide visibility, detection, and alerting for incident response and forensics.
Identify and refine metrics, logs, and alerts to improve operational visibility and forensic readiness.
Integrate logging and monitoring pipelines with existing tools like SIEM, EDR, and dashboards.
Respond to security alerts and tune thresholds to reduce noise while maintaining strong coverage.
Leverage Generative AI and AI-assisted tooling to automate repetitive tasks and accelerate investigations.
Work on-call and weekend shifts as required by business needs.
What we're looking for
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
3+ years of hands-on experience in security operations, monitoring, or related cybersecurity roles.
Practical experience with logging, monitoring, and SIEM/dashboarding tools such as AWS GuardDuty, Sumo Logic, Grafana, CrowdStrike, DataDog, Splunk, Thycotic, or similar.
Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Strong understanding of log handling and telemetry pipelines, including collection, aggregation, integration, and alert tuning.
Hands-on experience with IaC tools.
Working knowledge of cloud orchestration and container platforms such as Kubernetes and/or OpenStack.
Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and/or the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain (preferred).
Relevant industry certifications such as Security+, GSEC, or CISSP (preferred).
Familiarity with F5 products and services such as BIG-IP, NGINX, WAF, DDoS, or application security solutions (preferred).
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Penetration Testing
Vulnerability Research
Code Review
OS Security
Windows Architecture
Security Engineering
Network Protocols
Security Mitigations