Sr Director, Engineering Operations

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.

We are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering Operations to lead and define the operational strategy for our engineering teams. This role is key in shaping and mapping out the future of our engineering operations, aligning them with business goals to foster growth, efficiency, and high performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong operational mindset and proven experience in scaling engineering functions while driving process improvements across a large, distributed team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operational Strategy: Design and implement a comprehensive operational framework for engineering, including process mapping, resource planning, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Process Optimization: Analyze current engineering operations to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, then introduce workflows and tools that enable automation and smooth handoffs between teams.
• Scaling Engineering Operations: Develop and execute a plan for scaling engineering processes and team structures in a high-growth environment while maintaining performance and quality.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering leaders, product management, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment of operational processes with engineering goals and product delivery timelines.
• Tooling and Infrastructure: Oversee the selection and implementation of tooling to support engineering productivity, such as CI/CD systems, project management tools, and communication platforms.
• Metrics and Reporting: Establish KPIs and metrics to track operational efficiency and team performance, using data to drive decision-making and improvements.
• Talent Development: Drive initiatives around talent acquisition, team structure, and leadership development to support the operational growth and scaling of engineering teams.
• Budget and Resource Management: Own the engineering operations budget, including planning and managing resources effectively to meet operational goals.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in engineering or operations leadership roles with a track record of improving operational efficiency.
• Proven ability to map, define, and scale engineering operations in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong project management skills with experience in process optimization, resource planning, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Expertise in leading distributed teams and driving operational excellence across global teams.
• Ability to use data to inform decision-making and improve operational outcomes.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with a focus on creating a collaborative, high-performance culture.

Preferred:

• Experience in scaling engineering operations at a technology company or fast-growing startup.
• Familiarity with DevOps, agile methodologies, and modern engineering tooling ecosystems.

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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.

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. 

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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.