About the role
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.
Position Summary
F5's BIG IP Business Unit is seeking an accomplished and seasoned Senior Manager to oversee a team of software test engineers, provide technical guidance and accomplish business goals. Closely working with architects, leads, cross-functional teams and other stakeholders and primarily responsible for Product qualification and strengthening F5's technology offerings.
Primary Responsibilities:
Lead a Test Engineering team, providing them with technical guidance and deliver high-quality software to meet customer needs.
Develops and modifies our Testing processes and methods, focusing on continuous improvement.
Researches, analyses, and monitors the new technologies in the Testing industry.
Directs team members for Automation, Regression and Performance Tests.
Facilitates communication upward and across project teams.
Employee management includes but is not limited to sourcing, interviewing and hiring for open positions, onboarding, establishing goals and assigning or delegating work.
Participate in continuous self-education in the Engineering field (i.e., methodologies, tools) to keep abreast of industry direction and standards.
Support, mentor, and coach as well as provide professional development for your team.
Perform continuous team member evaluations to enable frequent feedback.
Identify hiring needs and be the hiring manager for recruiting engineers.
Motivate and foster a collaborative environment within your team, actively engaging with senior management. Adopt a managerial approach that emphasizes support and empowerment for your teams, while also championing the cultivation of a positive and cohesive team culture.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong hands-on expertise in Networking, Kubernetes and Container technologies and Security Domain, with a focus on Testing.
Expertise in software engineering and testing methodologies.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and experience in leading teams through the Software Product Lifecycle including System and Performance testing for Feature and Maintenance Releases.
Experience in interfacing with external facing teams and handling customer issues.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Strong leadership/mentoring abilities.
Extensive experience with bug tracking and triage systems.
Willingness and ability to adapt to new processes, ideas, and concepts.
Self-directed/self-motivated.
Qualifications:
BE/ME in Computer Science or equivalent with 15+ years of experience in software product development and test engineering.
Experience in testing and delivering Kubernetes-based products and services.
3+ years of people and Technical management.
About the company
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.
