F5

Senior Principal, Technical Assurance & Innovation

F5

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: SeattleWashingtonUnited States

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Salary

💰 $188,800 - $283,200 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Serve as the lead technical advisor for Internal Audit across cybersecurity, cloud, platform environments, and AI/ML systems, including Responsible AI governance
  • Partner with audit teams to scope, design, and execute complex technology audits
  • Provide credible challenge and guidance to engineering and security stakeholders
  • Translate technical risks into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership and the Audit Committee
  • Lead the modernization of Internal Audit through AI-enabled audit techniques, automation, and continuous auditing capabilities
  • Identify and deploy solutions that increase efficiency, expand coverage, and elevate insight
  • Help define the future-state audit model aligned to F5’s technology landscape
  • Enable data-driven auditing and control telemetry across the audit lifecycle
  • Develop tools and approaches that deliver real-time and predictive risk insights
  • Enhance executive and Audit Committee reporting to be forward-looking and decision-oriented
  • Build trusted relationships with Engineering, Product, Security, and Risk leadership
  • Act as a thought partner on emerging risks, including AI and platform resilience
  • Influence enterprise conversations on technology risk, governance, and innovation
  • Operate with independence and objectivity while enabling business velocity
  • Mentor and upskill audit team members on cyber, AI, and modern engineering practices

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in technology-focused Internal Audit or in technical program management, engineering, or security roles with audit/advisory exposure
  • Deep expertise in cybersecurity and cloud environments
  • Experience with AI / Responsible AI risk management
  • Strong understanding of modern SDLC, DevSecOps, and platform architectures
  • Proven ability to translate complex technical risks into business insights
  • Experience advising engineering and security stakeholders in a technology company
  • Strong executive communication and influencing skills
  • Experience developing or deploying AI or automation solutions for audit or risk functions (preferred)
  • Experience with data analytics or visualization tools (e.g., Python, SQL, Tableau, Power BI) (preferred)
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerized environments, and major cloud platforms (preferred)
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., CISA, CISSP, CISM, CIA) (preferred)
  • Prior people leadership or team development experience (preferred)
Benefits
  • Incentive compensation
  • Bonus
  • Restricted stock units
  • Benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecuritycloud environmentsAI risk managementResponsible AI governanceSDLCDevSecOpsdata analyticsautomation solutionspredictive risk insightscontinuous auditing
Soft Skills
executive communicationinfluencing skillsmentoringrelationship buildingindependenceobjectivitycredibilityguidancethought leadershipbusiness velocity
Certifications
CISACISSPCISMCIA