Nikita Sikirinov
Senior Technical Product Manager @F5
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Technical Product Manager @F5
As the product lead for API Discovery and API Security, I owned the end-to-end definition and delivery of a new product stack built from the ground up. The role combined deep technical product management with hands-on security analysis to ensure accuracy, effectiveness, and real-world applicability.Core Responsibilities:• Built and scaled a new API Security suite including API Discovery, Data Privacy, Detection & Risk Scoring, Schema Analysis, Shadow API identification, and traffic-based anomaly detection.• Worked closely with engineering, architects, and security researchers to shape detection logic, validate threat models, and ensure correct handling of real customer traffic.• Investigated real-world API weaknesses and vulnerabilities, translating findings into clear mitigation strategies and product features.• Collaborated with customers and field teams to reproduce misbehaviors and validate system behavior in complex environments.• Served as the central decision-maker for API security functionality, ensuring alignment with modern attack techniques, distributed system architecture, and long-term product strategy.Product Management Leadership:• Owned product roadmap, long-term strategy, and cross-team alignment across engineering, UX, SRE, and field organizations.• Drove prioritization, delivery planning, technical scoping, and requirement definition for a multi-platform ecosystem (BIG-IP, NGINX, SaaS).• Authored PRDs, architecture definitions, customer-facing documentation, and internal specification materials.• Led early access programs, customer onboarding, and field enablement, ensuring fast iteration based on user feedback and telemetry.• Simplified complex technical concepts for cross-functional stakeholders and improved product clarity through structured communication and data-driven decision making.
EDUCATION
GreenfieldTech
Asterisk Certifications
The Open University of Israel
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science
Ort Singalovski
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Hi-Tech College
LPI-1-2, Linux Administration level 1 & 2
John Bryce College
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
SKILLS
ABOUT NIKITA SIKIRINOV
Product Leader driving API Security and API Discovery products across cloud, hybrid, and air-gapped environments. Deeply technical, leading product direction, traffic analysis, and detection logic for real-world API threats.
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