Sr Solutions Engineer - TS or TS/SCI Prefered

F5 • Daytona Beach, FL

6d • $148,500 - $222,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

F5 is hiring a Solutions Engineer to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This pre-sales role serves as the primary technical resource on a collaborative, mission-driven sales team, aligning F5 application security, multi-cloud networking, and API protection solutions with DHS mission requirements and modernization goals. The position involves advising agency stakeholders, designing secure application delivery and hybrid or multi-cloud architectures, delivering technical presentations and demonstrations, and leading proof-of-concept engagements.

The Solutions Engineer partners with account, engineering, product management, and support teams to identify and shape technical opportunities, develop technical account plans, differentiate F5 solutions, and support customers through pre-sales and post-sales transitions. The role also contributes agency-specific technical materials, supports customer escalations, mentors peers, and maintains knowledge of F5 products and federal cybersecurity and network architecture trends.

The position is based in Washington, D.C., with hybrid or remote options subject to customer requirements. The work is performed in a standard office or remote-office environment and may require travel up to 30% to customer sites in the Washington, D.C. metro area and occasionally out of town. Occasional on-call or support outside standard business hours may be required. An active Top Secret clearance is required; TS/SCI is preferred, with the qualifications also listing active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph as an advanced clearance.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of technical experience in a dynamic, high-tech environment.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of successful experience in pre-sales engineering or technical consulting; Federal or SLED experience is highly preferred.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Hands-on systems administration skills across UNIX/Linux and Windows environments, with strong application-layer awareness.
• Strong expertise in LAN/WAN networking protocols and architecture, including Layer 4–7 traffic management, routing, switching, firewalls, and DDoS mitigation.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts.
• Experience with F5 BIG-IP technologies, specifically LTM, DNS (GTM), AFM, SSL Orchestrator, and WAF/ASM.
• Understanding of public and hybrid cloud architectures, including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, GitHub, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Experience with SAST/DAST or API security frameworks.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting or programming languages such as Python, bash, iRules/Tcl, Node.js, JavaScript, or C.

Nice To Haves

• Federal or SLED pre-sales engineering or technical consulting experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; the posting also lists active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph as an advanced clearance.
• Experience with public or hybrid cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD development methodologies.
• Experience with SAST/DAST or API security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic technical advisor to DHS stakeholders, delivering technical presentations, customized solution designs, and proof-of-concept engagements.
• Design secure application delivery configurations, systems engineering layouts, and hybrid or multi-cloud integration architectures.
• Maintain current technical knowledge of F5 products, federal cybersecurity mandates, and federal network architecture trends.
• Explain the technical and business value of F5 solutions compared with alternatives and address agency challenges with tailored capabilities.
• Contribute to agency-specific technical content, including solution briefs, whitepapers, reference architectures, and localized use cases.
• Mentor peers, document standard methodologies, and build internal and external relationships.
• Own, elevate, and assist with Change Requests and Customer Special Request cases for assigned accounts.
• Align F5 corporate strategy and product value propositions with DHS objectives and IT modernization goals.
• Build and maintain relationships with agency technical personnel and executive stakeholders.
• Provide customer service throughout pre-sales and support post-sales transition when required.
• Partner with the Account Manager to develop, execute, and adapt Technical Account Plans in Salesforce.com.
• Coordinate with F5 engineering, product management, and support organizations to advance customer outcomes.
• Identify, qualify, and shape technical opportunities in alignment with agency budgeting and procurement cycles.
• Understand F5's critical issue workflow and advocate for customers during high-severity incidents.
• Work with F5 Federal Technical Support and partner engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• Comply with F5's Business Code of Ethics and report policy violations promptly.

Benefits

• The posting states that the employee may be offered incentive compensation, a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits; it does not specify individual benefit plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior