F5

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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. About the Role We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager to lead our Platform SRE, Virtualization, Networking, and AI Infrastructure organizations. This leader will oversee teams operating mission-critical infrastructure across: Kubernetes platforms: OpenShift, Titan‑k8s, Robin, Vanilla Kubernetes Virtualization & hypervisors: Proxmox, VMware, XCP‑ng, KVM Private cloud platforms: OpenStack Networking: Data center & cloud networking, L4/L7 services, Kubernetes CNI/service mesh AI/GPU compute: BNK‑AI‑LAB & TMOS AI Lab clusters This role is responsible for multi-team leadership, strategic platform roadmap, operational excellence, and end‑to‑end reliability across hybrid compute environments (VMs, containers, and AI workloads). You will partner closely with Engineering, Cloud, Security, and Architecture leaders to deliver reliable, scalable, and developer-friendly platforms. What You’ll Lead Multi-team ownership: SRE, Networking, Virtualization, AI/GPU Infrastructure Lead hybrid data centers — spanning routing, switching, firewalls, SDN/overlay, Kubernetes CNI, and service‑mesh/L4‑L7 traffic — to drive network reliability, performance, security, and automation. Reliability strategy: SLO/SLI programs, incident management, automation, scaling Kubernetes platform operations across multiple distros Virtualization & private cloud: Proxmox, VMware, XCP-ng, KVM, OpenStack Provide executive oversight for OpenStack compute storage, and networking services. Ensure scalable VM lifecycle management, resource optimization, and operational maturity. Networking: datacenter/cloud networking, CNI, service mesh, L4/L7 traffic Own end‑to‑end reliability and performance of AI compute platforms, including model training/inference pipelines, GPU scheduling and autoscaling, and high‑performance compute environments Partner with ML, Data, and Product to build next-gen AI compute platforms. Drive adoption of automation-first operations, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code. Own the multi‑year platform roadmap across hybrid compute, Kubernetes, virtualization, AI, and networking while driving cross‑org alignment and leading large‑scale modernization across CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure. Drive organizational strategy, prioritization, staffing plans, hiring, and budgeting. Build a high-performance, inclusive culture focused on ownership, excellence, and continuous improvement. What You Bring 10+ years infrastructure/SRE/platform engineering experience 5+ years managing engineering teams (including managers or tech leads) Deep experience with Kubernetes, virtualization, and cloud/networking Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional alignment Proven record of accomplishment improving platform uptime, performance, and reliability Required Qualifications 10+ years of experience in SRE, Platform Engineering, Virtualization, Networking, or Infrastructure. 5+ years managing engineering teams. Proven leadership in: Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift, Titan‑k8s, Robin, Vanilla K8s) Virtualization (Proxmox, VMware, XCP‑ng, KVM) OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone) Data center/cloud networking and distributed systems Strong executive communication skills and cross-org influencing ability. Demonstrated experience improving operational maturity and reliability for large-scale systems. Strong background in automation, CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure architecture. Preferred Qualifications: Experience running large-scale multi-cluster Kubernetes environments. Experience with service mesh, ingress controllers, and network policy frameworks. Familiarity with GPU scheduling, Ray, Kubeflow, MLflow, or Triton Inference Server. Experience with storage backends (Ceph, vSAN, ZFS, CSI-based solutions). Experience driving multi-year infrastructure transformation programs. Expertise in GitOps and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi). #LI-ZB1 The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change. The annual base pay for this position is: $196,800.00 - $295,200.00 F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change. You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com). Equal Employment Opportunity 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. Hybrid: Employees within 30 commutable miles of an F5 office are required to work from the office a minimum of 30 business days per quarter. Remote: Primarily work from designated home location but can come into an F5 office to work or travel to an offsite location as needed. Together, we're building a better digital world. Founded in 1996, F5 is a global leader in application delivery and security. Our premier platform helps customers secure and deliver every app, API, and piece of infrastructure across all environments. Backed by over three decades of expertise and 553 patents, our solutions protect against threats while ensuring fast, reliable digital experiences. With over 6,400 employees, we serve more than 23,000 customers in over 170 countries. To continue this work, we need people like you—the best minds in the industry. We're committed to a unique, human-first culture that encourages authenticity, prioritizes diversity and inclusion, and fosters the growth and success of our employees.