<div><div><strong>About Us</strong></div> <div> <p>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. </p> <p><span>We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! </span></p> </div></div><h2>Available Locations: Washington, D.C. | Tampa, Florida | Denver, CO</h2> <h2>What you’ll do as a Senior Solutions Engineer, Public Sector Federal</h2> <p>You are the technical lynchpin through the entire sales cycle - pre-sales and account technical leadership. You will work closely with our Public Sector prospects and customers to educate, empower, and ensure their success on the Cloudflare platform. Your technical expertise in Cloudflare’s global distributed network and technology will allow you to find best-fit solutions for prospects, to train and onboard new customers via video-conference or in person, create documentation, and to support the long-term technology strategy of the customer. </p> <p>As a Public Sector Federal Solutions Engineer, you will need to have strong technical knowledge of both on premise security and networking implementations and public cloud initiatives common to US Public Sector Federal customers. You are the technical customer advocate within Cloudflare and will work closely with every team at Cloudflare, from Sales and Product, through to Engineering and Customer Support. </p> <p><strong>What we look for in our Solutions Engineers</strong></p> <p>Our Solutions Engineers come from a wide range of backgrounds: engineering, software development, product management, customer support, and project delivery. Were serious about building a diverse team. When hiring we look for diversity of experience combined with genuine curiosity for our technology.</p> <p>Ultimately, you are passionate about technology and have the ability to explain complex technical concepts in easy-to-understand terms. You are naturally curious, and an avid builder who is not afraid to get your hands dirty. You appreciate the diversity of challenges in working with customers, and look forward to helping them realize the full promise of Cloudflare. You are an educator who works with empathy to drive positive outcomes for your customer. On the Solutions Engineering team, you will find a collaborative environment where everyone brings different strengths and jumps in to help each other.</p> <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <ul> <li>As critical members of Cloudflare’s Public Sector Sales team, Solutions Engineers drive technical discussions and implementations to help generate new business, expand existing business, and keep our customers happy.</li> <li>In business generation and expansion, you’ll be tasked with qualification of prospect and customer use cases, technical requirements discovery, leading demonstrations, solution identification and design, and collaborative work on proofs-of-concept (PoCs).</li> <li>For our existing customers, Solutions Engineers are part of a dedicated account team that advises the customer on technical best practices, implementation of Cloudflare products and features, and strategic guidance.</li> <li>The role is focused on emerging Dept. of Defense  &amp; DISA segment within our Federal segment and as such will require some travel, Generally, the role requires 35-45%  travel to attend meetings with prospects or customers, attend conferences and other industry events, and to collaborate with your Cloudflare teammates.</li> </ul> <h3>Requirements</h3> <ul> <li>Demonstrated understanding in internet technologies: OSI Model layers 1-7,Routing TCP/UDP, DNS (authoritative and recursive), HTTP(S), SSL / TLS.</li> <li>Comfortable with SASE frameworks and related technologies such as Secure WEb Gateway, CASB, DLP, SD-WAN, etc.</li> <li>Comfort with on premise infrastructure and networking configurations, including potential legacy systems or methodologies.</li> <li>Minimum 4-6 years of experience in a customer-facing sales or consulting role supporting the US Federal Government.</li> <li>Technical curiosity and passion: Cloudflare is at the cutting edge of internet technology, and our Solutions Engineers are viewed as subject-matter experts. It’s incumbent on us to stay up to date not only with Cloudflare’s specific products, but with industry trends.</li> <li>A focus on learning, teaching, collaboration, mentorship, and growth, not only personally but also within the team and company.</li> <li>Aside from technical and collaborative skills, we place a high value on project management, relationship building, and EQ.</li> </ul> <h3>Desired</h3> <ul> <li>Youre not afraid of command-line interfaces, RESTful APIs, or analyzing HTTP request and response in a browser’s web inspector.</li> <li>An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Reminder: this is not a strict requirement at all. Candidates from all walks of life are welcome.</li> <li>Experience serving the US Department of Defense or DISA market segment</li> </ul> <h3>Bonus Points</h3> <ul> <li>Graduate-level degrees in Computer Science, Engineering or related fields. Reminder: this is not a strict requirement at all. Candidates from all walks of life are welcome.</li> <li>Certifications: Azure/AWS/GCP Architect, etc.</li> </ul> <h3>More About You</h3> <ul> <li>You can translate technical concepts and jargon for a wide variety of audiences: from systems engineers, to front-end developers, through to IT managers and C-levels in enterprise organizations.</li> <li>You want to be constantly learning new things and teaching what youve learned to the broader team through internal and external blog posts, team demos, and product training sessions.</li> <li>You have a knack for understanding problems and finding creative ways to solve them. Our product suite is ever-growing, and knowing how to identify which parts will solve a customers particular problem is important.</li> <li>You understand how to manage a project, work to deadlines, and prioritize between competing demands.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation</strong></p> <p>Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.</p> <ul> <li>For Colorado based hires: Estimated annual salary of $208,000 - $254,000</li> <li>For Washington based hires: Estimated annual salary of $211,000 - $257,000</li> </ul> <p><strong>Equity</strong><br />This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.</p> <p><strong>Benefits</strong><br />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.</p> <p><strong>Health &amp; Welfare Benefits</strong></p> <ul> <li>Medical/Rx Insurance</li> <li>Dental Insurance</li> <li>Vision Insurance</li> <li>Flexible Spending Accounts</li> <li>Commuter Spending Accounts</li> <li>Fertility &amp; Family Forming Benefits</li> <li>On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program</li> <li>Global Travel Medical Insurance</li> </ul> <p><strong>Financial Benefits</strong></p> <ul> <li>Short and Long Term Disability Insurance</li> <li>Life &amp; Accident Insurance</li> <li>401(k) Retirement Savings Plan</li> <li>Employee Stock Participation Plan</li> </ul> <p><strong>Time Off</strong></p> <ul> <li>Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave</li> <li>Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave</li> </ul><div><p><strong>What Makes Cloudflare Special?</strong></p> <p><span>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.</span></p> <p><a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/protecting-free-expression-online/"><strong>Project Galileo</strong></a><span>: Since 2014, weve 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.</span></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/athenian/">Athenian Project</a></strong><span>: 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, weve provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.</span></p> <p><a href="https://1.1.1.1/"><strong>1.1.1.1</strong></a><span>: We released</span><a href="https://1.1.1.1/"> <span>1.1.1.1</span></a><span> 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</span><a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/privacy/public-dns-resolver"> privacy commitment</a><span> and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.</span></p> <p><span>Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!</span></p> <p><span>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.</span></p> <p><span>Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other persons, perceived or actual</span> <span>race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. </span><span>We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.</span></p> <p><span>Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at </span><span>hr@cloudflare.com</span><span> or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.</span></p></div>