Job Summary We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Threat Intelligence and Security Tools Engineering team responsible for identifying analyzing and validating emerging cyber threats targeting applications APIs AI LLM systems cloudnative environments and modern enterprise infrastructure while also creating security tools to enhance threat detection and mitigation The manager is responsible for defining the teams research strategy driving execution and ensuring the delivery of highimpact threat intelligence security research security tools automation and technical content that strengthens F5s Application Delivery and Security Platform ADSP This role combines technical leadership people management and crossfunctional collaboration The manager partners closely with Product Security Engineering Product Management threat research team technical marketing and architects to ensure F5 security solutions remain effective against evolving attack techniques and emerging threat landscapes Responsibilities Technical Leadership Define and execute the threat research and security tools roadmap aligned with F5s security strategy and product priorities Lead research into emerging threats targeting web applications APIs AI LLM applications cloudnative environments Kubernetes and enterprise infrastructure Drive the development of proofofconcept attacks threat emulation frameworks security validation capabilities and custom security tools for threat detection and mitigation Ensure research and tool coverage across industry frameworks including OWASP Web Application Top 10 OWASP API Security Top 10 OWASP LLM Top 10 MITRE ATTCK MITRE ATLAS AI Red Teaming methodologies Oversee technical reviews to ensure research quality reproducibility tool effectiveness and operational relevance People Management Recruit mentor and develop a highperforming team of threat researchers and security engineers Set explicit goals provide coaching conduct performance reviews and support career development Foster a culture of innovation collaboration continuous learning and technical excellence Encourage publication of research conference participation and contributions to the cybersecurity community Research Innovation and Tool Development Identify emerging attack trends threat actors and evolving attacker techniques Drive research into AI security autonomous agents prompt injection model abuse cloud attacks ransomware identitybased attacks and API threats Establish repeatable methodologies for threat emulation security validation and the creation of security tools like automated detection scripts vulnerability scanners and threat simulation platforms Crossfunctional Collaboration Partner closely with Engineering Product Management threat research team technical marketing and architects to translate threat intelligence into product improvements recent security capabilities and innovative tools Represent F5 Labs in industry forums conferences standards bodies and customer engagements Knowledge Skills and Abilities Strong leadership experience managing technical security or engineering teams Deep expertise in application security API security cloud security AI LLM security and up-to-date attack techniques Strong understanding of OWASP Webapp APISec LLM Top 10 Strong programming knowledge in Python and experience building security automation frameworks Experience leading offensive security research penetration testing or threat emulation initiatives Experience with Kubernetes Docker cloud platforms AWS Azure or GCP and DevSecOps practices Excellent communication stakeholder management and executive presentation skills Qualifications Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of Industry experience with a bachelors degree 5 years of experience in cybersecurity threat research security engineering application security or threat intelligence