Hiring: Security Engineer III Company: F5 Location: Reston, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:30:22 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, CI/CD, Datadog, FedRAMP, GCP, Grafana, IaC, Infrastructure as Code, Java, Kubernetes, Python, SIEM, SOC, Shell, Splunk, Workday About the job Experience: •6 years of experience in security operations, monitoring, detection engineering, or incident response. Required Skills: •Design, implement, and continuously enhance observability solutions by leveraging AI-powered monitoring, telemetry analytics, logging, tracing, and metrics collection to improve platform reliability, security visibility, incident detection, response effectiveness, availability, and forensic readiness. •Partner with Software Architects, Platform Engineering, Security Engineering, SRE/Operations teams, Compliance stakeholders, and business leaders to define system boundaries, critical assets, security controls, and monitoring requirements across cloud-native and hybrid environments. •Integrate and optimize logging, monitoring, and security telemetry pipelines with enterprise platforms such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, APM, cloud-native security tools, and AI-assisted analytics solutions, ensuring comprehensive data quality, coverage, and usability. •Run Security Operations Center (SOC), Incident Response, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Management, and Engineering teams to establish and maintain effective escalation paths, communication workflows, and automated response mechanisms. •Partner with development and infrastructure teams to identify, prioritize, remediate, and validate vulnerabilities, ensuring timely patch management, security hardening, and compliance with organizational security standards •Maintain SIEM deployment , upgrade as needed. •Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Policy as Code, and Security as Code principles to automate deployment, governance, security controls, and compliance validation across cloud environments. •Participate in 24/7 on-call rotations and weekend support activities, as required, to ensure timely response to operational incidents, security events, and critical platform issues. Qualifications: •U.S. Citizenship Required: Due to FedRAMP compliance obligations, this role requires the candidate to be a U.S. citizen. •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience). •4–6 years of experience in security operations, monitoring, detection engineering, or incident response. •Strong hands-on experience with logging, monitoring, and SIEM/dash boarding tools such as AWS GuardDuty, Sumo Logic, Grafana, CrowdStrike, DataDog, Splunk, Thycotic, or similar. •Solid functional working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform), including native security and observability services. •Solid understanding of log handling and telemetry pipelines: collection, normalization, integration with downstream systems, and alert configuration/tuning. •Proficiency with at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, Java, Shell). •Solid functional working knowledge of container orchestration and cloud platforms such as Kubernetes and/or OpenStack. •Relevant certifications (e.g., Security+, GSEC, CISSP) are preferred. •Operational familiarity with FedRAMP is a plus Compensation: •$152,200 - $228,400 / year •You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!