Technical Marketing Engineer, NGINX API Connectivity (remote virtual home office)

Company: F5 Networks, Inc.
Location: Seattle
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

Technical Marketing Engineer, NGINX API Connectivity (remote virtual home office) RP1024951 Seattle apply Job Description* Role is open to remote, anywhere within the US.Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!The Technical Marketing Engineer for API Connectivity supports the go-to-market for our solutions that ensure enterprises compete effectively in the digital era with the fastest, most secure APIs. The products for this solution include NGINX Plus as an enterprise-grade API gateway and the API connectivity components of our management plane offerings: NGINX Instance Manager and NGINX Controller. You'll also promote API security use cases leveraging NGINX App Protect WAF and DoS.NGINX empowers creators of the new digital world:NGINX (engine-x) is the F5 product group behind the popular open source project "NGINX." We offer open source and commercial technologies used by developers and Platform Ops teams to deliver and secure apps and APIs. Our solutions enable enterprises to deliver outstanding digital experiences by modernizing monolithic apps and developing new microservices apps through traffic management technologies including load balancer/reverse proxy, API gateway, web and app server, WAF and DoS protection, Ingress controller, and service mesh. Companies like Comcast, Dell Technologies, and Audi rely on NGINX to reduce costs, improve resiliency, and accelerate innovation.The NGINX Product Marketing team is a collection of product and technical marketers from a diverse set of backgrounds who are dedicated to articulating the power and value of NGINX. Our broader NGINX Marketing team includes content and digital marketing, creative and web design, field marketing, and marketing operations colleagues. See our work at www.NGINX.com.At F5, we value and empower our employees, encouraging collaborative and team-oriented outcomes. F5ers are reliable, trustworthy, innovative, and open with a high level of integrity. We embrace diversity, are inclusive, prioritize mental health and wellness, and are committed to a global approach. F5 is a hybrid workplace where employees have the flexibility to work from home or office and can work the hours that best fit personal needs while ensuring overall team success.Role Summary:As a Technical Marketing Engineer, your understand the needs of NGINX customers and you educate them on how to solve their problems. You distill, demonstrate, and articulate key benefits with content that explains the 'why' and 'how' to technical decision makers, while also highlighting value that resonates with business decision makers. Your day-to-day work includes:Collaboration and Enablement:

• Work closely with Product Marketing, Product Management, Sales, and Corporate Marketing to plan and deliver technical content for a range of experience levels and audiences.
• Empower sales engineers and solution architects so they can engage with technical audiences including Cloud Architects, API Architects, and DevOps teams.
• Assist with market and competitive analysis.Technical Content Creation and Public Speaking:
  • Create labs and demo environments.
  • Write technical blogs, white papers, sizing guides, performance benchmarking reports, and ebooks.
  • Design and conduct product demos and technical webinars, speak at tradeshows and conferences.
  • Design and implement performance testing and competitive benchmarking scenarios.
  • Assist with development of product collateral such as website content, presentations, product overviews, datasheets, and FAQs.Qualifications:You have a combination of technical expertise, content creation experience, and communication skills, and you are passionate about software, platforms, and developer tools.
    • Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with cloud-native or software technologies and industry practices (such as DevOps and agile). Experience with load balancers, reverse proxies, API Management, API gateway and modern application architectures. Some hands-on experience NGINX as well as Linux, Bash scripting, Kong, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and JavaScript is preferred. -
    • Writing and Public Speaking: Able to create technical content that explains not just the "how" - but the "why" as well. Experience writing technical content for marketing or educational purposes in formats such as documentation, webpages, blogs, videos, and webinars. Comfortable with public speaking and experienced with developing engaging technical presentations or training sessions.
    • Interpersonal and Project Management: Strong communicator, collaborator, influencer, and negotiator with the ability to work across teams and organizations in a hybrid and often virtual work environment. A track record of executing projects on time and as a team.
    • Background: Experience in operations, pre-sales engineering, or professional services, combined with a minimum of three years in a technical marketing role. A Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred.
    • Travel: At the time of this posting, employees are not required to travel or meet in-person. When in-person events resume, occasional travel will be expected for team offsites, trade shows, and conferences.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.Phishing AlertPlease note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Yello/Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).Equal Employment OpportunityIt is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations ofrace, 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 toall aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. Share: Primary Location Seattle Additional Job Locations Billerica Boston Boulder (Broadway) Boulder (Louisville) Chicago Field-AK Field-AL Field-AR Field-AZ Field-CA Field-CO Field-CT Field-DC Field-DE Field-FL Field-GA Field-HI Field-IA Field-ID Field-IL Field-IN Field-KS Field-KY Field-LA Field-MA Field-MD Field-ME Field-MI Field-MN Field-MO Field-MS Field-MT Field-NC Field-ND Field-NE Field-NH Field-NJ Field-NM Field-NV Field-NY Field-OH Field-OK Field-OR Field-PA Field-RI Field-SC Field-SD Field-TN Field-TX Field-UT Field-VA Field-VT Field-WA Field-WI Field-WV Field-WY Liberty Lake New York Reston San Francisco San Jose Spokane Washington DC Time Type Full Time Job Type Regular Join the F5 Talent Community!Receive job postings and stay up to date on the latest F5 news.

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