This role pays more than
97%
of similar roles. Most pay
$144,350–$212,625
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$290k
versus about
$178k
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
190 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$215,000–$278,000
across 59 roles with salary data.
Senior Solutions Engineer, Cloudflare One (SASE/SSE) is a senior-level individual contributor role within the Specialist Solutions Engineering team. You will serve as a trusted technical advisor, partnering with account teams to design, demonstrate, and validate integrated solutions across Zero Trust, enterprise WAN, and emerging AI technologies. Your daily work involves leading discovery sessions, creating architectures that address security and connectivity requirements, and guiding customers through proofs of value and technical evaluations. You will manage complex projects involving identity-aware access, secure web gateways, data protection, and network transformation. The role requires expertise in SASE architectures, routing, subnetting, VPNs, SD-WAN, and cloud networking. Additionally, you will navigate AI-era risks such as Shadow AI and agentic governance while utilizing AI tools to automate research and content creation for the broader field organization.
What does a Solutions Engineer earn?
Median $168500 from 35 postings across 15 companies.
Design and validate Cloudflare One architectures to address customer security, connectivity, and business requirements.
Lead technical evaluations, demonstrations, and proofs of value for Zero Trust and enterprise WAN solutions.
Advise customers on Zero Trust strategies including identity-aware access, data protection, and secure web gateways.
Develop WAN transformation solutions to connect users, offices, and cloud environments.
Address AI-era risks such as Shadow AI, sensitive data exposure, and agentic AI governance.
Utilize AI tools to automate research, technical analysis, and the creation of repeatable field activities.
Create reusable architectures, demonstration patterns, and technical guidance for internal teams and partners.
Translate customer feedback and market trends into actionable input for Product and Engineering teams.
What we're looking for
Must have 5+ years of experience in customer-facing roles like Solutions Engineering, Systems Engineering, technical sales, consulting, or enterprise architecture.
Must have meaningful customer-facing experience designing, demonstrating, evaluating, or implementing Zero Trust solutions.
Must possess a practical understanding of Zero Trust and SASE architectures including identity, endpoint, network, application, data, and SaaS security.
Must have practical experience with enterprise networking and WAN concepts such as routing, subnetting, VPNs, SD-WAN, and cloud networking.
Must actively use AI tools and demonstrate commitment to learning how AI platforms and governance affect enterprise customers.
Must have experience integrating enterprise security solutions with identity providers, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, public clouds, APIs, or SIEM platforms.
Must be able to lead technical evaluations from discovery through architecture, scope, success criteria, and technical close.
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C++
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
MySQL
TCP/IP
TLS
WebSockets
Linux
eBPF
PgBouncer
ProxySQL
Cloudflare Workers
ORMs
Distributed Systems
Profiling Tools
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Purview
Security Copilot
Azure
Microsoft 365 E5/G5
AI Security
Zero Trust
Identity and Access Management
Data Security
Endpoint Security
Cloud Security
CMMC
NIST SP 800-171
FedRAMP
GCC High
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