- Lead technical deep-dive discovery with Account Executives and map customer infrastructure to Cloudflare architectures
- Define scope, success criteria, and technical evaluation plans for Proofs of Concept and Technical Validations
- Deliver tailored technical presentations, architectural diagrams, and demonstrations
- Address technical objections, security compliance questions, and edge-case architectural requirements
- Ensure an appropriate solution deployment strategy is included in proposals
- Oversee technical onboarding and implementation as the primary executive and engineering customer contact
- Design migration and onboarding blueprints, including DNS migrations, Zero Trust rollouts, and WAF tuning guidance
- Partner with Account Executives on discovery, demos, onboarding, technical health, risk, and expansion strategy
- Monitor customer health scores and telemetry to accelerate time-to-value and reduce deployment risk
- Carry a variable quota tied to new business acquisition and/or account growth
- Identify cross-sell and up-sell opportunities based on product usage data
- Lead technical Quarterly Business Reviews for C-level executives
- Advise customers throughout onboarding, maturity, renewal, and expansion
- Provide guidance on architecture, AI control layers, security posture, and deployment confidence
- Leverage AI agents, LLMs, and internal platforms to automate routine workflows
- Create and deliver technical enablement resources, SOPs, architectural best practices, and technical guides
Requirements
- Experience in a customer-facing technical role, such as Solutions Engineering, Customer Engineering, Professional Services, Sales Engineering, Technical Account Management, or Forward Deployed Engineering
- Ability to white-board, design, and articulate complex enterprise network and security architectures
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes
- Proven track record in a quota-carrying or revenue-aligned environment
- Understanding of SaaS metrics, business value translation, and enterprise sales cycles
- Exceptional presentation and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated depth in at least four technical areas
- Deep understanding of Internet fundamentals, including OSI Model layers 1–7, BGP, GRE, TCP/UDP, DNS, HTTP(S), and SSL/TLS
- Expertise in Internet security, including WAF, Bot Management, Firewalls, Rate Limiting, (M)TLS, Zero Trust, and SASE concepts
- Expertise in Internet performance, including speed, latency, caching, video streaming, HTTP/2, and TLS 1.3
- Familiarity with prompt engineering, AI-assisted scripting and log analysis, LLM utilization, and workflow automation
- Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Bash, Lua, Go, or similar languages
- Experience with RESTful/GraphQL APIs, SDKs, webhooks, developer tooling, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and observability
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Role may require travel up to 20–50%
- Offer may be conditioned on authorization to receive technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing complex enterprise network and security architectures, with a strong focus on customer engagement and technical enablement. Proficient in leveraging Internet security and performance principles to drive business outcomes and enhance customer satisfaction.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Customer-Facing Technical Role Experience
- Expertise in Internet Security
- Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Bash, Lua, Go
- Understanding of SaaS Metrics and Enterprise Sales Cycles
- Exceptional Presentation and Stakeholder Management Skills
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Internet Fundamentals
- Technical Architecture Design
- Quota-Carrying Experience
- Technical Deep-Dive Discovery
- Migration and Onboarding Blueprint Design
- RESTful/GraphQL APIs
- Infrastructure-as-Code
- CI/CD Pipelines
- AI-Assisted Scripting
- Technical Evaluation Plans
Soft Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Ability to Translate Technical Concepts
- Stakeholder Management
- Problem-Solving
- Collaboration
Certifications & Qualifications
- Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Computer Science
- Engineering Degree
Industry Keywords
- SaaS Metrics
- Enterprise Sales Cycles
- Technical Onboarding
- Customer Health Scores
- Deployment Strategy
- Technical Validations
- Cross-Sell and Up-Sell Opportunities
- Technical Quarterly Business Reviews
- Security Compliance
- Business Value Translation
Tools & Technologies
- Cloudflare Architectures
- WAF
- Zero Trust
- SASE Concepts
- AI Agents
- LLMs
- Developer Tooling
- Observability
- Technical Enablement Resources
- Architectural Diagrams