Field CTO- Federal

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 Field CTO – Federal to serve as a senior technical advisor and strategic partner to customers and internal stakeholders. This role focuses on shaping long-term technology strategy, influencing executive decision-making, and aligning F5 solutions to mission-critical federal initiatives. The Field CTO partners closely with sales, product, and engineering teams to drive strategic engagements, support high-impact opportunities, and represent F5 as a thought leader across the federal landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design of end-to-end solution architectures aligned to customer business goals and technical environments

• Own the technical strategy for complex and high-value opportunities, supporting deals from discovery through close

• Serve as a trusted advisor to customers, guiding architecture decisions and long-term technology direction

• Deliver advanced presentations, demonstrations, and proof-of-concepts tailored to executive and technical audiences

• Influence customer decisions by addressing complex technical challenges and objections

• Partner with sales, product, and engineering teams to align solutions with market needs and product strategy

• Develop and nurture relationships with key customers, stakeholders, and technology partners

• Contribute to solution playbooks, reusable assets, and global enablement initiatives

• Provide mentorship and guidance to other solutions engineers and architects

• Represent the company externally through thought leadership, industry engagement, or customer forums

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in solutions architecture, pre-sales engineering, or technical consulting

• Proven ability to lead complex technical engagements and influence customer decisions

• Strong experience designing enterprise architectures (cloud, security, networking, or related domains)

• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and executive audiences

• Experience working cross-functionally with sales, product, and engineering teams

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate in ambiguous, high-impact scenarios

• Deep understanding of modern architectures (cloud, containers, APIs, distributed systems)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large enterprise or strategic accounts

• Background in cloud, SaaS, cybersecurity, or infrastructure technologies

• Experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), or similar ecosystems

• Experience influencing product direction or contributing to go-to-market strategies

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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. 

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 [email protected].