Senior Onsite Solutions Architect - Cloud & Security

Cloudflare, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 137,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Sales incentive

Job summary

Cloudflare, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to serve as a senior technical advisor for strategic enterprise customers.

The role balances deep technical work with on-site engagement, architecting solutions, optimizing performance, and driving business value by maximizing Cloudflare’s platform. You will collaborate with Sales, Support, Product, and Engineering to advocate for customer needs, influence the roadmap, and stay ahead of industry trends.

Qualifications

• Experience as a technical customer-facing role such as Solutions Architect or TACM in cloud networking or web infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of Cloudflare’s Application and Security portfolio (DNS, WAF, DDoS, Bot Management, CDN).
• Hands-on experience protecting and securing web apps, APIs, and web services.
• Proven ability to work with enterprise‑level accounts and influence product roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Advise key enterprise customers using Cloudflare workers and Workers AI.
• Lead architectural discussions and design reviews for optimal use of Cloudflare offerings.
• Diagnose complex technical issues and provide strategic solutions with cross‑functional teams.
• Navigate configurations using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for stability.
• Collaborate with Sales, Support, Partners, Product, and Engineering to feed customer insights into the roadmap.
• Advise on best practices for security, performance, and scalability.

Skills

Solutions Architect experience

Enterprise cloud networking

Security knowledge

WAF/DDoS knowledge

Onsite client engagement

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Cloudflare, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to serve as a senior technical advisor for strategic enterprise customers.

The role balances deep technical work with on-site engagement, architecting solutions, optimizing performance, and driving business value by maximizing Cloudflare’s platform. You will collaborate with Sales, Support, Product, and Engineering to advocate for customer needs, influence the roadmap, and stay ahead of industry trends.