Solutions Architect, Technology Alliances

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and drive the technical component of the F5 alliance partnerships, including working with technologies from a range of application partners such as Red Hat, Nutanix, Equinix, Cisco, NVIDIA, Dell, Analytics, DevOps & Orchestration partners to name a few
• Work directly with the partner to develop innovative solutions using the F5 solution set & advanced F5 technologies such as iRules, iAPPs, iControl, and REST
• Take a lead role in working directly with Partner on solution development and assist with their lab installation and configuration of F5 products
• Serve as a technical expert and evangelist for F5 products
• Provide subject matter expertise regarding partner applications and integrated solutions to Sales, Product Management, Support and our Technology Centers
• Communicate joint solution requirements to Product Management and Product Development
• Absorb prospective partnership opportunities and conduct product demonstrations and technical presentations remotely or at partner locations/F5 facilities
• Work with the Partner independently or assisted by the TAM to develop and review of joint solution technical collateral, including presentations & documentation
• Drive awareness of developed solutions through social media, trainings, presentations, demonstrations, and attending relevant events & tradeshows
• Conduct POCs (Proof of Concept), product demonstrations, and technical presentations for strategic customers and partners

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in technical sales/marketing engineer role
• BA/BS preferred. MS is a plus
• Strong knowledge L4-L7 technologies such as Load Balancing, VPN, firewall, IDS/IPS systems, next-gen firewall, web application firewall, and SSL
• Knowledge of DevOps & NetOps configuration management tools
• Knowledge of analytics as used by various operations teams within IT
• Strong knowledge and experience with designing and implementing enterprise network architectures with great hands on expertise
• Knowledge of containers, SDN, Kubernetes and latest data center technologies is a plus
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with ability to articulate complex technology in a simple fashion
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot and solve technical problems
• Self-motivated and flexible
• Experience and familiarity with a broad range of application product offerings from vendors such Red Hat, Nutanix, NVIDIA is a big plus

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Duties are performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table
• Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material
• Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends)
• Duties may require the ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Pay Range

The annual base pay for this position is: $193,600.00 - $290,400.00

Benefits

More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.