Solution Architect

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.- Business/Job Title: Solution Architect - IdentityPosition SummaryBut our success isn’t driven solely by what we do. We also care deeply about how we do it. At F5, our culture is how we live, every single day. And it’s producing extraordinary results—not only for our customers, but also for our employees. We understand that your life is about more than just work, so we’re committed to a culture that supports your whole life.As a Solution Architect - Identity, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to analyze business requirements, assess technical feasibility, and recommend solutions in alignment with strategic roadmaps across the organization. You will collaborate with Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects, and Software Engineers to envision, design, and build solutions and drive their execution. You will engage with Product Management, Business Stakeholders, Enterprise Architecture, and other delivery teams to ensure business outcomes are achieved. Join us in shaping the future of our organization, through innovative solution design and implementation.What You’ll DoApplies advanced technical principles, techniques, theories and concepts. Contributes to the development of new principles and theories.-- Works on unusually complex technical problems and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.-- Works toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated. Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.-- Develops advanced technological ideas and guides their solution architecture into a final product.-- Ensures alignment between EA roadmap and solutions being delivered.Describes the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of the solution to business stakeholders.-- Designs solutions in multiple cloud service providers in IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS-- Owns and drives proof-of-concept and discovery efforts.-- Participates in defining platform standards.-- Develop and evolve solution architecture roadmaps and portfolios.-- Partners with engineers to troubleshoot and provide solutions for production issues.-- Participate in vendor corrective action meetings as required, providing suggestions or alternatives to solve problems.-- Prepares and present designs and any known exceptions to Architecture Review Board (ARB)-- Performs other related duties as assigned.What You’ll Bring- Experienced with modern interface patterns and techniques.-- High level of expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions: Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, and managing IAM solutions such as Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) using technologies like Okta, Azure AD, SailPoint or similar platforms.-- Proficiency in Security Protocols and Standards: In-depth knowledge of security protocols and standards such as OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect, and LDAP. Ability to ensure compliance with security policies and industry regulations, and to implement best practices for identity governance and administration.Experience with one or more cloud service providers and their respective environments-- Database and data modeling experience and understanding of relational database concepts.-- Advanced skills in paradigms such as Object Oriented, Functional, or Event Driven.-- Experienced with manipulating large datasets across heterogeneous systems, and with Data Integration technologies and solutions.-- Proficiency in Event-Driven architectures, enabling the design of responsive and scalable systems.-- Experience in enterprise architecture frameworks and one or more Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) tools-- Experience with agile software development processes-- Proven ability to design solutions that are scalable, maintainable and adhere to policies, standards, and best practices.-- Experience working with multiple, large enterprise platforms and a diverse technology environment-- Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, communication, planning, problem solving, trouble shooting, facilitation and organization skills.-- Strong influencing, coaching, mentoring and leadership skills-- Deep analytical skills with meticulous attention to detail, enabling the identification and resolution of complex technical challenges.-- Collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams, actively contributing to identifying business requirements and assessing technical feasibility.-- Commitment to staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, ensuring the organization remains at the forefront of innovation.**Qualifications**:- BS/BA or equivalent work experience--