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 Platform Security team is responsible for ensuring the products F5 builds are as secure as we can make them. We provide services and support to F5 development teams in all phases of the Secure Development Lifecycle – from design time security and threat analysis to best development practices training, to security testing and certifications, to vulnerability response and management.Position SummaryThis position is responsible for working on a variety of technical problems of moderate scope & complexity of software components related to the security certifications features of the BIG-IP. Designs, codes, and tests under general supervision for complex security certification components. Collaborate with peers under the direction of technical leads on assigned project teams.Primary Responsibilities Contributes to the FIPS and CC implementation by testing the certification use cases.Automate and develop new FIPS and CC test cases to shift left.Document Test requirements and use cases.Collaborate with team members and technical leads.Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.Performs other related duties as assigned.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.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge and experience with network and relevant platform technologiesGeneral OS background in at least one of – security, reliability, system failure, and recovery, auditing/loggingGood understanding of FIPS and Common CriteriaGood understanding of Cryptography algorithms.Understand OpenSSL and OpenSSH packages.Analytic / troubleshooting skillsAble to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environment.Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication.Scope of projects increased. Can implement new functionality in at least two specific skill areas.Duties are performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table. Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material.QualificationsTypically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2-3 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.Proficient in Linux OS environmentFamiliarity with Linux software installation processes, procedures, and RPMsSW Testing experience using Kubernetes and OpenshiftFamiliarity with Agile Process work in an iterative fashionExperience using configuration management tools; GitLab preferred to write and review codeKnowledge of CI/CD and project management tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Jira, Bugzilla, etc) is preferredProficient in C/C++ programming skillsKnowledge of at least one scripting language (Python, Go, Perl, etc)TCP/IP Protocol knowledgeSSL/TLS and HTTPSF5 Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.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.Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Yello/Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).Equal Employment OpportunityIt 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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