Software Engineer 3 PlatSec Cryptographic Trust

Seattle, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 137600 - 206400

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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.

About the F5 Platform Security Team:

The team provides services and support to F5 development teams in all phases of the Secure Development Lifecycle including Secure code review Pen-testing Threatmodelingand analysis best development practices training security testing and certifications vulnerability response and management.

Software Engineer III (SE III) PKI/PQC Engineer

Role Overview:
The Software Engineer III will contribute to the design development and automation of PKI and PQC solutions. This role focuses on integrating certificate management into cloud systems enhancing process automations and ensuring security standards. The roleoperatesunder guidance from the Principal Engineer and involves collaboration across various teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop secure PKI implementations for TLS certificate management key rotations and cryptographic operations.

Support the automation of PKI workflows using scripting languages (Python PowerShell) andDevSecOpstools (Ansible Terraform).

Contribute to integrating PKI services into hybrid and cloud environments like AWS Azure and Kubernetes.

Assistthe team in ensuring system security certificate integrity and cryptographic efficiency.

Monitor and troubleshoot PKI system performance toeliminatebottlenecks and vulnerabilities.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cryptographic solutions aligned with organizational goals.

Technical Skills:

Hands-on experience with PKI processes key management and cryptographic standards (RSA ECC).

Knowledge of scripting or automation tools foroptimizingworkflows (Python PowerShell Terraform).

Basic understanding of PQC concepts and transitioning systems to modern cryptographic standards.

Familiarity with TLS protocols and certificate management processes.

Core Competencies:

Strong teamcollaboration and communication skills.

Problem-solving ability in certificate lifecycle management challenges.

Adaptability to learn and apply emerging cryptographic technologies.

Attention to detail for system security and process optimization.

Research & Intellectual Contributions:

Technical White Papers:Publication of research in cryptography PKI or PQC in renowned journals conferences (e.g. IEEE ACMBlackHat RSAC).

Patents:Authored patents in cryptography innovative PKI solutions or other digital security technologiesdemonstratingoriginal contributions to the field.

CertificationsPreferred

Certified Cryptography Engineer (CCE)/Certified Cybersecurity Technician (CCT)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field.

Masters degree in Cybersecurity Cryptography or a related field is highly desirable.

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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: $137600.00 - $206400.00

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 F5s 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 F5s benefits can be found at the following link: F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.

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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 .