Technical Program Manager AI Infra at F5 Networks

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 Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead strategic programs focused on developing scalable modern AI infrastructure and reference architectures. This role will drive innovative solutions to enable cutting-edge AI advancements with a focus on leveraging NVIDIA GPU-based architectures and ensuring seamless integration into cloud-native environments. The ideal candidate will be an experienced program manager with a strong technical background capable of collaborating across diverse teams to deliver impactful results in the competitive AI space.Responsibilities:Technical Leadership:Partner with engineering and research teamsto define align and drive execution of AI-focused system architectures and infrastructure initiatives including programs leveraging high-performance hardware such as NVIDIA GPUs.Guide and coordinate the development of scalable reliable and efficient AI platforms ensuring architectural decisions roadmap priorities and execution plans support long-term technical and business objectives.Enable experimentation prototyping and innovationby removing execution barriers securing resources and ensuring teams have the processes and infrastructure needed to accelerate advanced AI solution development.AI InfrastructureDrive programs that build and scale AI infrastructure platformssupporting high-performance training inference and deployment of machine learning models across the organization.Coordinate closely with engineering research and cloud platform teamsto align architecture decisions timelines and implementation plans with modern best practices and long-term infrastructure strategy.Oversee resource planning and optimization for AI compute environments ensuring efficient GPU/CPU utilization cost-effective scaling and performance benchmarks that meet or exceed organizational goals.Qualifications:Program Management Expertise:Proven experience managing large-scale cross-functional technology programs.Strong organizational skills with a track record of coordinating complex projects across multiple teams.Technical Background:Strong understanding of AI and high-performance computing systems including hardware acceleration (NVIDIA GPUs) distributed systems and modern cloud-based architectures.Knowledge with scalable cloud platforms(AWS Azure GCP) and containerized environments (Kubernetes Docker) enabling effective oversight of infrastructure programs and deployments.Proficient with program execution toolssuch asJira(roadmaps workflows issue tracking)Confluence(documentation program planning) andmetrics generationusing spreadsheets dashboards or analytics tools to track progress risks and KPIs.Capable of translating complex technical details into actionable insights enabling data-driven decision-making forecasting and stakeholder alignment.AI Architecture Knowledge:Experience in designing deploying and optimizing AI platforms for training and inference workloads.Familiarity with modern development workflows such as CI/CD pipelines automation and performance tuning.Soft Skills:Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.Adept at managing multiple priorities and delivering high-impact solutions.Preferred Qualifications:Knowledge of NVIDIA hardware (GPUs CUDA TensorRT) and familiarity with AI-focused reference architectures.Experience in building and scaling machine learning platforms or frameworks.Understanding of AI trends tools and advancements in the industry.Why Join UsThis is a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI-driven innovation. You will lead critical programs to develop AI infrastructure and reference designs that empower our organization to stay ahead in this dynamic field. If youre passionate about bridging technology and strategy to deliver impactful results in the AI space we would love to hear from you.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.The annual base pay for this position is: $124800.00 - $187200.00F5 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 F5s 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 F5s benefits can be found at the following link: 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 @) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with or @).Equal Employment OpportunityIt 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 .Required Experience:Manager Key Skills Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Program Management,Management Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Contracts Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 124800 - 187200