Sr. Principal Platform Engineer / Service Owner (F5)- Enterprise Connectivity

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Sr. Principal Platform Engineer / Service Owner (F5)- Enterprise Connectivity:

Seeking an experienced F5 Platform Engineer / Service Owner to join our team and lead the implementation, and support of advanced application delivery and security solutions. This role is critical to ensuring high availability, security, and performance for enterprise applications across on-premises and cloud environments.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Implement F5 BIG-IP solutions (LTM, GTM/DNS, APM, ASM/WAF).
• Develop iRules, iApps, and automation scripts for traffic management.
• Deploy and configure F5 hardware and virtual appliances.
• Perform OS/firmware upgrades and apply security hardening.
• Own and monitor system health and troubleshoot complex network/application issues.
• Configure WAF policies and manage SSL/TLS certificates.
• Automate deployments using Python, Bash, and Ansible.
• Collaborate with application, network, and security teams.
• Create technical documentation, runbooks, and provide knowledge transfer.
• Plan migrations, capacity analysis, and lifecycle management.

How You'll Succeed:

• Lead a team of technical analysts handling network installation, configuration, and management, ensuring their work meets project objectives and technical standards for smooth operations.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to monitor project status and lead key network initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical standards.
• Ensure platforms and infrastructure tools are compliant, secure, and efficient.
• Directly responsible for the hands-on development, configuration pattern design & build, and maintenance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation technology.
• Partner with business areas and application Systems Engineers to provide technical expertise on platform capabilities to develop application solutions.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in platform engineering and apply this knowledge to improve Tech@Lilly products and processes.
• Demonstrate expertise in one or more technology platforms, leveraging deep knowledge to drive innovation and efficiency in projects. Examples include: Cloud (e.g. Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform), Network and/or Security (e.g. LAN, WAN, Firewalls, , DNS, IP Management, Security Policy management / segmentation.), Other Infrastructure (e.g. Operating Systems, Storage, Compute, VDI, MDM), SAP Basis / S4-Hana.
• Influence and guide cross-functional teams to achieve high performance and meaningful results, supporting each member with coaching and career development. Manage project priorities and resources to maximize team effectiveness and business impact while maintaining a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continual growth.
• Work with architects, project managers, and operations leaders to align network projects with business goals. Oversee vendors to ensure quality and compliance. Coordinate with tech teams for alignment with objectives and network security.

What You Should Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science
• Hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP modules (LTM, GTM, APM, ASM).
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, SSL/TLS).
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Ansible).
• Familiarity with security standards and compliance frameworks such as NIST, CIS, DISA-STIG.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and configuration management tools such as Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, Azure DevOps.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor technical teams
• Demonstrated capability to lead & influence major projects and business outcomes
• Experience in managing relationships with third-party vendors and service providers
• Experience in budgeting, cost control, and financial management
• F5 certifications (CA, CTS in LTM/GTM, etc, Security track)
• Experience with F5 Distributed Cloud, BIG-IQ, F5 and cloud-native LB solutions inAWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes Ingress and/or Service Mesh solutions.
• Additional enterprise-scale experience in managing and operating platforms for broad application delivery and enablement of services (i.e. NextGen firewall platforms such as Palo Alto Networks and/or Cisco).

Basic Requirements:

• High school diploma/GED AND 12 years of working experience in Information Technology
• 5+ years of hands-on experience working with large data center network and security infrastructure platforms in an enterprise-scale organization
• 5+ years experience working in a highly-regulated industry, such as Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Finance, etc.

Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.

Additional Information:

• Position requires 5-10% travel
• Position located in Indianapolis, Indiana working in a hybrid model. (Relocation required)

Organization Overview:

Lilly IT builds and maintains capabilities using cutting edge technologies like most prominent tech companies. What differentiates Lilly IT is that we redefine what's possible through tech to advance our purpose - creating medicines that make life better for people around the world, like data driven drug discovery and connected clinical trials. We hire the best technology professionals from a variety of backgrounds, so they can bring an assortment of knowledge, skills, and diverse thinking to deliver innovative solutions in every area of our business.

The Digital Core team is at the forefront of digitalization to enable and advance the entire company, with increased productivity and best-in-class Customer experience. This team provides a robust and sustainable infrastructure of hardware, software and services that are critical to enabling our global workforce and business to operate and transform. As technical leaders with deep expertise in technology and business requirements, this team shapes and drives the company's technology strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and overcoming complex challenges.

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Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women's Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$126,000 - $224,400

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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