Distinguished (DMTS), Infrastructure Architect

**The Role** The Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing, testing and documenting the fundamental infrastructure build patterns upon which the F5 SaaS business operates. They act as liaisons to internal stakeholders, such as product management, engineering, finance, and procurement. product roadmaps and emerging hardware and software requirements, while Infrastructure F5 Infrastructure Architects are recognized experts in their field – known by name across industry bodies and in corporate boardrooms. Their artifacts reside in some of today's most critical and well-known global infrastructure deployments.They have lived through operating infrastructure at scale, and their architectural work product incorporates those experiences, thoroughly exploring and solving for scale, availability, operability, simplicity, and tooling. Their designs, documents, and platform selections directly impact the velocity and direction of F5’s SaaS business and influence the work of thousands of people.They are mentors, and their broad insight is routinely sought after by members of infrastructure engineering, as well as F5 executives, up to and including the CEO. Their communication style is fungible, and they are as comfortable in a boardroom as they are in front of an engineering whiteboard.**Responsibilities**Act as an advocate for infrastructure engineering within F5, ensuring that the org’s requirements are well-understood by partner teamsAct as F5’s infrastructure expert and advocate within the broader industry. Your credibility in the infrastructure architecture space is unquestioned Your requirements gathering processes are very comprehensive, touching not just the technical areas of the company**BeF5 Requirements** You have advanced skills in assessing your audience, allowing you to tailor your questions, responses, and language appropriately for any setting. **Technical Requirements**You have 12+ years of significant, progressive consumer webscale or multi-national carrier substrate/infrastructure engineering experience. infrastructures for the largest and most critical The quality of your written English language skills is novel-worthy. Your audience will range from highly technical engineering staff, to the CEO of the company. Your spoken and written language skills are equally exceptional in both forums.You obtain support and consensus using data and experience, not opinion.Your artifacts are not limited to F5 infrastructure; instead, they take into account the wider internet landscape, considering factors such as connectivity strategies, regulatory changes, political conditions, disaster recovery and high availability, as well as supply chains. These artifacts anticipate future developments and offer clear, well-reasoned recommendations. Your knowledge of engineering and operational needs is extremely nuanced and predictive, delivering what your partners across the company need to make F5 and its customers successful.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 View email address on click.appcast.io.**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 that encourages authenticity, prioritizes diversity and inclusion, and fosters the growth and success of our employees. #J-18808-Ljbffr