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.

Director of Enterprise Security:

Location: Remote/Hybrid

Department: Digital – Enterprise Security

Reports To: VP of Infrastructure & Security

Position Summary:

The Director of Enterprise Security is a strategic and technical leadership role responsible for developing, executing, and sustaining the company’s enterprise security strategy. This leader will oversee enterprise-wide security architecture, operations, risk management, and compliance initiatives to safeguard our systems, networks, and data. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, proven leadership in scaling security programs, and the ability to balance business priorities with robust security practices in a dynamic, global environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Security Strategy & Operations

• Define, implement, and continuously improve the enterprise security strategy in alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee enterprise-wide threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management programs.
• Establish and evolve enterprise security architecture across endpoints, networks, SaaS, and cloud environments.
• Drive adoption of maturity models and frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001) to strengthen overall security posture.
• Direct enterprise observability systems (SIEM, EDR, logging, telemetry) to ensure effective detection and response.
• Champion a culture of security awareness through training and communication across the enterprise.

Security Operations & Threat Management:

• Oversee incident response lifecycle, including detection, triage, investigation, remediation, and post-incident reviews.
• Integrate strategic threat intelligence into detection and response workflows.
• Direct vulnerability management programs including CVE tracking, patch management, and risk-based prioritization.
• Drive automation and orchestration initiatives to increase efficiency in detection, response, and compliance reporting.

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of security professionals across security operations, architecture, and compliance.
• Foster strong partnerships with IT, Product, Engineering, and business teams to embed security into technology and business processes utilizing ITIL, ITSM, SDLC practices
• Act as a key advisor to executive leadership on enterprise security risks, investments, and priorities.
• Represent enterprise security to executives, customers, and external stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Required

• 10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, including 5+ years leading enterprise security teams.
• Strong expertise in enterprise security architecture, security operations, vulnerability management, and GRC.
• Proven track record in leading large-scale incident response and enterprise threat management programs.
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards and frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS, FedRAMP, PCI DSS, SOX).
• Experience managing security across hybrid environments (on-premises, SaaS, and cloud platforms).
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence at executive and board levels.

Preferred

• Experience working in a high-growth technology company or regulated industry.
• Background in leading Zero Trust or large-scale enterprise security transformation initiatives.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field.
• Manufacturing experience is a plus.

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: $212,800.00 - $319,200.00

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.