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.

Senior Technical Program Manager – Hardware and Software Engineering

Position Overview:

F5 is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Technical Program Manager (Senior TPM) to lead and manage complex programs that require seamless collaboration between software and hardware engineering teams. This pivotal role will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of cross-functional projects, aligning diverse teams, and driving programs through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and hardware development lifecycle. With a strong foundation in software and hardware technologies, the STPM will serve as a key liaison to align strategic objectives with technical execution, while ensuring F5’s ability to deliver innovative and high-quality products that enable secure and efficient application delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Leadership:
- Manage multiple, high-impact programs spanning software and hardware domains, ensuring all initiatives are delivered on schedule, within scope, and aligned with business priorities.
- Drive the execution of programs across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and hardware development phases, managing requirements, design, development, testing, integration, and deployment milestones.
Cross-Team Collaboration:
- Act as the bridge between software and hardware engineering teams, facilitating communication and collaboration across diverse technical disciplines, including firmware, system design, cloud software, and networking protocols.
- Work closely with product management, operations, and subject matter experts to ensure alignment on goals, priorities, and deliverables for programs.
- Resolve conflicts, address communication gaps, and foster a unified approach to achieving program objectives.
Technical Oversight:
- Collaborate with engineering leaders to understand and manage system-level dependencies between hardware and software components, identifying potential risks and issues early in the development process.
- Leverage deep knowledge of the SDLC to guide development teams through the phases of requirement analysis, architecture design, coding, testing, deployment, and long-term sustainment.
- Ensure alignment between hardware timelines (e.g., prototyping, testing, manufacturing) and software delivery schedules (e.g., builds, integration, releases).
Risk Management and Problem Solving:
- Identify, monitor, and manage risks affecting program execution, proposing actionable solutions and engaging relevant stakeholders to resolve issues quickly.
- Drive root cause analysis and resolution for technical challenges that hinder collaboration or delivery efforts.
Stakeholder Management:
- Communicate program status, risks, schedules, and dependencies to executive leadership and other stakeholders through dashboards, reports, and presentations.
- Ensure stakeholder expectations are managed effectively, creating transparency and visibility into program objectives, outcomes, and blockers.
Process Optimization:
- Enhance and streamline program management processes to improve collaboration between software and hardware engineering teams.
- Advocate and implement best practices in Agile methodologies, iterative development, and hybrid approaches to align program execution with F5’s operating model.

Qualifications:

Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field (Master’s degree preferred).
Experience:
- 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional programs, with a strong emphasis on collaboration between software and hardware engineering teams.
- Proven track record of delivering complex hardware-software products, including familiarity with hardware manufacturing, firmware integration, and system-level design.
Technical Expertise:
- Deep understanding and hands-on experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira, Confluence, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of hardware design and development processes, including prototyping, manufacturing, and integration with software systems.
- Familiarity with modern application delivery networking technologies, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity solutions (experience with F5 solutions is a plus).
Leadership and Collaboration Skills:
- Ability to lead and influence cross-functional engineering teams without direct authority, fostering collaboration and alignment on shared goals.
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, to bridge technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization abilities, with a proven track record of handling complexity in large programs.
Problem Solving and Decision Making:
- Analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving skills to manage risks, dependencies, and conflicts between software and hardware objectives.
- Ability to thrive in dynamic environments and make high-quality decisions under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience managing technical programs related to application delivery, network security, or multi-cloud platforms.
Certification in project or program management (PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent).
Familiarity with DevOps principles, containerization, and virtualization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
Exposure to hardware manufacturing processes, supply chains, and release planning cycles.

Why F5?

At F5, we empower businesses to deliver exceptional applications securely and efficiently in a multi-cloud world. As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will play an integral role in shaping and driving collaboration across software and hardware engineering domains, ensuring that the solutions we create meet the highest standards of quality and innovation.

We are committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusion, where every employee’s contributions are valued. Join F5 and become part of a team that is making a global impact while supporting your professional growth and success.

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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: $187,695.00 - $281,543.00

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.

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