# Principal Security Engineer - Incident Response

Hiring organization: [F5](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/f5)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/573985f3-2842-423a-9142-419fd703d619

Listed on F5's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Lead / Staff / Principal
- Salary: 182200 – 273200 USD per year

## Summary

A senior security leadership role managing enterprise-scale incident response and crisis management for a major software company. This suits experienced security professionals who excel at commanding high-stakes investigations, mentoring teams, and translating technical findings for executive audiences.

_Our summary, not F5's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), CrowdStrike Falcon, Digital Forensics, Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure, PCI DSS

## Required

- U.S. Citizenship required
- 10+ years progressive cybersecurity experience
- Deep expertise in Incident Command, SOC leadership, Threat Hunting, Product Security, or Digital Forensics in large-scale SaaS/cloud environments
- Availability for rotating 24/7 on-call escalation schedule
- Advanced understanding of application delivery architectures, load balancing, reverse proxies, WAF/WAAP, API gateways, DDoS mitigation, and Kubernetes ingress security
- Proven expertise investigating telemetry across AWS/Azure/GCP, SIEMs, and EDR platforms
- Ability to command high-stress situations and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority
- Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-61/800-53, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS frameworks

## Nice to have

- Working knowledge of modern adversary tradecraft and emerging AI/LLM threat landscapes

Apply on F5's site: https://ffive.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/f5jobs/job/Seattle/Principal-Security-Engineer---Incident-Response_RP1038430