F5
Senior Director Of Infrastructure And Developer Experience
At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive. Position Summary We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused Senior Director of Infrastructure and Developer Experience to lead the strategy, operations, and delivery of our global infrastructure platforms and developer enablement programs. This role spans physical and cloud-based infrastructure, networking, and the full lifecycle of developer tooling and platform services. You will be responsible for ensuring scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure operations while enhancing the developer experience through optimized CI/CD, repository management, and DevOps enablement. Key Responsibilities Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Lead the global infrastructure organization covering Cloud Operations, Cloud Management Platforms, Data Center Operations, and Enterprise Networking. Drive operational excellence and service reliability across hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, and physical data centers). Ensure high availability, performance monitoring, and incident response for mission-critical systems. Champion automation, observability, and cost optimization across infrastructure services. Oversee infrastructure governance, including patching, compliance, and asset lifecycle management. Including FedRAMP and IL5 Federal compliance understanding and infrastructure. Manage the F5 AI internal GPT solution and enhancements to enable all business groups. Lead the F5 on f5 initiatives with product development teams and enterprise systems. Developer Experience & Enablement Define and lead the strategy for a seamless Developer Experience (DevEx) across the enterprise. Own and scale code repository management platforms (GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Perforce), ensuring performance, security, and ease of use. Deliver and evolve DevOps platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and internal developer portals, enabling faster, safer, and more scalable software delivery. Partner with engineering and product teams to understand friction points in development workflows and resolve them with platform solutions. Advocate for engineering standards and best practices across the developer ecosystem. Strategic Leadership & Execution Build and lead high-performing global teams across infrastructure, cloud, and developer tooling. Develop and manage multi-year roadmaps aligned to business growth, security, and operational goals. Collaborate closely with Security, Engineering, Compliance, and Product teams to align on architecture, SLAs, and enterprise tooling strategy. Define KPIs and metrics to measure operational performance and developer productivity. Drive vendor strategy and manage partner relationships for infrastructure platforms and developer tools. Required Qualifications 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform engineering, or developer tooling, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles. Proven track record overseeing large-scale cloud environments and physical data centers in complex enterprise environments. Expertise in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible), cloud-native operations, and hybrid networking. Deep understanding of developer platforms, including source control (GitHub, GitLab, Perforce, ADO), artifact repositories, CI/CD frameworks, and observability stacks. Strong grasp of DevOps principles, platform engineering, and automation practices. Experience with compliance, risk management, and operational excellence frameworks (e.g., ITIL, SOC2, ISO). Strategic thinker with excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting global engineering organizations in high-growth, SaaS-based companies. Familiarity with developer productivity measurement and platform SLOs. Background in software engineering, platform operations, or technical architecture. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive. Position Summary We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused Senior Director of Infrastructure and Developer Experience to lead the strategy, operations, and delivery of our global infrastructure platforms and developer enablement programs. This role spans physical and cloud-based infrastructure, networking, and the full lifecycle of developer tooling and platform services. You will be responsible for ensuring scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure operations while enhancing the developer experience through optimized CI/CD, repository management, and DevOps enablement. Key Responsibilities Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Lead the global infrastructure organization covering Cloud Operations, Cloud Management Platforms, Data Center Operations, and Enterprise Networking. Drive operational excellence and service reliability across hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, and physical data centers). Ensure high availability, performance monitoring, and incident response for mission-critical systems. Champion automation, observability, and cost optimization across infrastructure services. Oversee infrastructure governance, including patching, compliance, and asset lifecycle management. Including FedRAMP and IL5 Federal compliance understanding and infrastructure. Manage the F5 AI internal GPT solution and enhancements to enable all business groups. Lead the F5 on f5 initiatives with product development teams and enterprise systems. Developer Experience & Enablement Define and lead the strategy for a seamless Developer Experience (DevEx) across the enterprise. Own and scale code repository management platforms (GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Perforce), ensuring performance, security, and ease of use. Deliver and evolve DevOps platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and internal developer portals, enabling faster, safer, and more scalable software delivery. Partner with engineering and product teams to understand friction points in development workflows and resolve them with platform solutions. Advocate for engineering standards and best practices across the developer ecosystem. Strategic Leadership & Execution Build and lead high-performing global teams across infrastructure, cloud, and developer tooling. Develop and manage multi-year roadmaps aligned to business growth, security, and operational goals. Collaborate closely with Security, Engineering, Compliance, and Product teams to align on architecture, SLAs, and enterprise tooling strategy. Define KPIs and metrics to measure operational performance and developer productivity. Drive vendor strategy and manage partner relationships for infrastructure platforms and developer tools. Required Qualifications 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform engineering, or developer tooling, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles. Proven track record overseeing large-scale cloud environments and physical data centers in complex enterprise environments. Expertise in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible), cloud-native operations, and hybrid networking. Deep understanding of developer platforms, including source control (GitHub, GitLab, Perforce, ADO), artifact repositories, CI/CD frameworks, and observability stacks. Strong grasp of DevOps principles, platform engineering, and automation practices. Experience with compliance, risk management, and operational excellence frameworks (e.g., ITIL, SOC2, ISO). Strategic thinker with excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting global engineering organizations in high-growth, SaaS-based companies. Familiarity with developer productivity measurement and platform SLOs. Background in software engineering, platform operations, or technical architecture. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.