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Micheal Harrison:
Sr QA Engineer, Distributed Cloud
We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our Distributed Cloud team and help ensure our platform meets the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. This is a hands-on, technical role where you will design and execute automated and manual tests, validate distributed systems, and work closely with engineering teams to drive quality throughout the development lifecycle.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for the Distributed Cloud platform.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other QA engineers to define test strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Validate complex, distributed systems across multi-cloud environments.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution.
• Perform performance, scalability, and reliability testing to ensure our platform can handle global-scale workloads.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and documentation.
• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure quality is built into every stage of development.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote best practices in test automation and quality assurance.
• Investigate production issues and contribute to root cause analysis and remediation strategies.

What You’ll Bring

• 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 4 years focused on automation.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting/programming languages (Python, Go, JavaScript, etc.) for test automation.
• Experience with automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and APIs.
• Experience testing in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of performance/load testing tools (JMeter, Locust, Gatling, etc.) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

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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: $130,400.00 - $195,600.00
F5 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 F5’s 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 F5’s benefits can be found at the following link:
https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. 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 @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).
Equal Employment Opportunity
It 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
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• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for the Distributed Cloud platform.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other QA engineers to define test strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Validate complex, distributed systems across multi-cloud environments.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution.
• Perform performance, scalability, and reliability testing to ensure our platform can handle global-scale workloads.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and documentation.
• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure quality is built into every stage of development.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote best practices in test automation and quality assurance.
• Investigate production issues and contribute to root cause analysis and remediation strategies