F5 seeks a Senior Architect for Data Platform & Infrastructure responsible for defining and leading the architecture, design, and evolution of core big data systems supporting analytics, machine learning, security, and product intelligence. The role includes designing scalable, resilient, and secure data infrastructure such as storage systems, data pipelines, stream processing frameworks, and foundational data services.
Responsibilities:
- Define cross-platform architecture strategy ensuring scalability and performance across various platforms.
- Guide evolution of data pipelines, data lake/warehouse design, and foundational platform services.
- Ensure separation between data infrastructure and telemetry pipelines.
- Partner with leadership to align data architecture with business goals and ML initiatives.
- Evaluate emerging data technologies for platform inclusion.
- Participate in design projects, roadmap planning, mentorship, and data governance.
- Document architecture decisions and manage lifecycle strategies for data systems.
Skills and Qualifications:
- 12+ years in software architecture and engineering, with 5+ years in large-scale data platforms.
- Expertise in distributed data systems, batch and real-time data processing, and big data technologies.
- Experience with multi-region, multi-tenant systems focusing on reliability, performance, and security.
- Strong understanding of data governance, programming for data engineering, and software development lifecycle.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.
