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$149,818–$227,335
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$290k
versus about
$189k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Cloudflare, Inc
Cloudflare is a prominent cloud services and security company that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust security services to millions of internet properties.
Cloudflare, Inc currently has
110 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$194,000–$266,000
across 56 roles with salary data.
The Senior Solutions Engineer, Cloudflare One (SASE/SSE) joins the Specialist Solutions Engineering team as a technical advisor to help customers solve complex security, connectivity, and performance challenges. In this role, you will lead discovery, design architectures, and conduct technical evaluations for integrated solutions across Zero Trust, enterprise WAN, and emerging AI technologies. You will build expertise in identity-aware access, secure web gateways, data protection, and WAN transformation while addressing risks like Shadow AI and sensitive-data exposure. Key technologies include Cloudflare One, Access, Gateway, Browser Isolation, CASB, DLP, and Cloudflare Tunnel. You will use AI tools to improve research and automation while translating customer requirements into coherent strategies. This position requires proficiency in networking concepts like routing, VPNs, and SD-WAN to deliver business-critical security outcomes.
What does a Solutions Engineer earn?
Median $190000 from 49 postings across 16 companies.
Design Cloudflare One architectures to address customer security, connectivity, and business requirements.
Lead solution design, technical evaluations, proofs of value, and success-criteria management for qualified opportunities.
Advise customers on Zero Trust strategies including identity-aware access, secure web gateways, and data protection.
Design WAN transformation solutions to connect users, offices, data centers, and cloud environments.
Build and demonstrate expertise in AI-era risks, including Shadow AI and agentic AI governance.
Use AI tools to improve research, technical analysis, content creation, and automation of field activities.
Create reusable architectures, demonstration patterns, and technical guidance to coach peers and partners.
Capture customer feedback and market trends to provide actionable input for Product and Engineering teams.
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role such as Solutions Engineering, Systems Engineering, technical sales, consulting, or enterprise architecture.
Meaningful customer-facing experience designing, demonstrating, evaluating, or implementing Zero Trust solutions.
Practical understanding of Zero Trust and SASE architectures, including identity, endpoint, network, application, data, and SaaS security considerations.
Practical experience with enterprise networking and WAN concepts such as routing, subnetting, VPNs, SD-WAN, hybrid connectivity, cloud networking, or network transformation.
Active professional use of AI tools and demonstrated commitment to learning how AI platforms, AI-enabled threats, data exposure, and governance affect enterprise customers.
Experience designing or integrating enterprise security solutions with identity providers, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, public cloud environments, APIs, or SIEM/log-analytics platforms.
Proven ownership of technical evaluations or proofs of value, including discovery, architecture, scope, success criteria, deployment dependencies, stakeholder communication, and technical close.
Export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.
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