Senior Solutions Engineer Specialist

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. 

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Available Location: US East

About the Department

The Solutions Engineering team at Cloudflare is a group of trusted technical advisors who partner with our customers to solve their most complex security and performance challenges. We work hand-in-hand with the sales organization to navigate the entire customer journey, from initial discovery and solution design to proof-of-concept and implementation. We are passionate about technology and dedicated to helping our customers understand and leverage the full power of Cloudflare's global network to achieve their business critical objectives.

About the Role

As a Senior Solutions Engineer Specialist, you will be a pivotal technical expert and strategic advisor, focusing on the Cloudflare One product suite. You will partner with  our sales team and engage directly with our customers to architect and demonstrate how our Zero Trust and SASE solutions can solve their unique security, performance, and reliability needs. Additionally, you will work with our Partners and Partner team to grow and expand Cloudflare’s mindshare with our partner community. Your expertise will be crucial in guiding prospects through complex technical evaluations, ensuring they have the confidence to adopt Cloudflare as a core component of their IT and security infrastructure.

This role requires a blend of deep technical curiosity, strong communication skills, and a genuine passion for helping customers transform their network and security architecture.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to our customers, helping them architect the optimal solution for their business needs using the Cloudflare One product suite.
• Guide qualified prospects through the solution design and proof-of-concept stages, effectively demonstrating the key capabilities and value of the Cloudflare One portfolio.
• Collaborate with sales partners to consistently achieve pipeline generation and revenue goals.
• Analyze customer IT landscapes and security requirements to develop robust architectures that support their strategic objectives.
• Clearly articulate the benefits and technical differentiators of the Cloudflare One product portfolio against competing solutions.
• Enhance customer retention by identifying, capturing, and communicating product gaps or feature requests to internal product and engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Product Teams by being the voice of our customers by sharing insights, trends, and product gaps to help shape the product suite and solution roadmap.
• Collaborate with our Partners to grow mindshare and grow our Partners technical proficiency.

Qualifications

Successful candidates are curious, customer-focused, and have a passion for learning. We are looking for individuals with a strong background in technical sales or systems engineering who can effectively communicate complex concepts to both technical and executive audiences.

Key Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role such as Technical Sales, Solutions/Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience presenting technical solutions and communicating the value of network and security transformation to senior-level executives.
• Deep understanding of the modern cybersecurity landscape, including common threats (e.g., malware, ransomware, phishing, botnets) and mitigation strategies.
• Fundamental knowledge of customer network and application architectures, including hybrid environments leveraging public clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Solid grasp of SASE concepts and Zero Trust networking architectures.
• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following: Secure Web Gateway (SWG), CASB, DLP, DNS security (including DNS over HTTPS), Identity Provider (IdP) integration (SAML, OTP), Email Security, and SIEM/log analytics platforms.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Proficiency with networking fundamentals, including routing, subnetting, VPNs, and SD-WAN concepts.
• Familiarity with client operating system fundamentals and software distribution methods.
• Knowledge of the competitive landscape for CDN, WAF, DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions.
• Direct experience with Cloudflare's Zero Trust solutions (Access, Gateway, Browser Isolation, Email Security) is a significant plus.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to work to deadlines and prioritize effectively among competing goals.

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For New York, NY or Washington DC based hires: Estimated annual salary of $234,000 - $321,000

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family.  Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun!  The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance

Financial Benefits

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
• Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

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