F5 Networks, Inc.
Principal Enterprise Security Engineer
F5 Networks, Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306
**Location:** Remote **About the Role** We are seeking a seasoned **Principal Enterprise Security Engineer** to design, implement, and manage enterprise-wide security solutions. You'll shape our security strategy across endpoint protection, network, SaaS, IAM, and observability, while aligning to NIST and CIS standards. This role reports to the Head of Enterprise Security, with close collaboration with the CISO, CISO staff, and cross-functional teams. **Key Responsibilities** Experience with Security Service Edge and Software-Defined Perimeter enables ZTNA solutions such as NetSCOPE, Zscaler, and PAN**Qualifications & Experience** **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering—or equivalent years of corporate security/SOC experience. **Experience:** 7+ years in enterprise or cloud security with hands-on background in IAM, endpoint/network/SaaS security, incident management, vulnerability management, and log analytics. Experience with DoD IL‑4/IL‑5 programs—understand added encryption, personnel restrictions, and control overlays **Technical Skills:** Proficiency with tools like CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, F5, Splunk/ELK, and IAM platforms (Okta, Entra ID, etc.).**Soft Skills:** Strong verbal and written communication; ability to convey complex topics to executives; experience working with stakeholders across multiple time zones. Nice to have experience with F5 BigIP LTM**Personality Traits:** Strategic thinker, collaborative, proactive, with the ability to thrive in fast-moving environments. It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.
F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.**Remote**: Primarily work from designated home location but can come into an F5 office to work or travel to an offsite location as needed. #J-18808-Ljbffr
F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.**Remote**: Primarily work from designated home location but can come into an F5 office to work or travel to an offsite location as needed. #J-18808-Ljbffr