Cloudflare · 1 day ago
Principal Solutions Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$248K/yr - $275K/yr
7+ years expCloudflare is a leading technology company focused on building a better Internet. They are seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to lead technical sales, build customer relationships, and design solutions that integrate Cloudflare's offerings into clients' infrastructures.
AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareSecurityWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Build and maintain the long term technical relationship of key accounts, ensuring the successful design, proof and adoption of Cloudflare as a part of the customers critical infrastructure
Identify and drive strategic conversations with key stakeholders with the purpose of increasing our reputation and authority within the business, and further establishing our footprint within the customers landscape
Be the voice of the customer, engaging and influencing Product Management and Product Roadmap to serve their needs
Demonstrate your expertise of Cloudflare within your field through the creation of professional content, including white papers, reference architectures, blog posts
Represent and Evangelize Cloudflare externally at Developer, Community, Technology, Cybersecurity and Industry focused events with thought leadership and expertise
Apply in-depth vertical knowledge or domain expertise. Advise on best practices
Qualification
Required
7+ years of deployment experience in similar role or experience in a technical leadership role
Previous experience as a solution architect, consultant or technical marketing engineer building, architecting or deploying security solutions
Good understanding of AI, security challenges and its applicability to today's enterprise landscape
Proven track record using it to help drive revenue
Strong knowledge of Security Architecture, Design and Operations
Working knowledge of the broader threat landscape and the ability to distill technology trends, and explain complex behaviors in simple terms
Proven experience working with customers and partners in successful design and deployment of solutions
Ability to juggle and successfully drive projects with customers, prospects, and partners
Experience with cloud computing solutions implementations including Microsoft 365, Azure, Google, AWS
Experience with Application, Security, Performance and Reliability products such as WAF, Bot Management, DDOS, Firewall, DNS and CDN
Knowledge of competitive market around CDN providers, Web application Firewall, Remote access solutions, Next generation Firewalls, DDOS mitigations solutions, SD-WAN solutions , Secure Gateway solutions, SSE/SASE
Proven hands-on experience with information security solutions such as Web Proxy, NGFW, Security Gateways, SIEMs, SAML/SSO, DLP, Data security and protection technologies such as HSM, Tokenization & encryption gateways
Experience working with Identity Providers such as Entra AD, Okta, Ping, OneLogin, etc
Knowledge of web application programming XML, REST/SOAP API's, REST, JSON
Experience in cloud computing based services architecture, technical design and implementations including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery models
Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python and IAC products like Terraform
Knowledge of security and cryptography
Knowledge of cloud/virtualization technologies and containerization
Benefits
Medical/Rx Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Commuter Spending Accounts
Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
Global Travel Medical Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
Life & Accident Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Stock Participation Plan
Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave
Company
Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a web performance and security company that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites online.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.08BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonFidelityUnion Square Ventures
2025-06-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2019-09-12IPO
2019-03-12Series E· $150M
Leadership Team
Matthew Prince
CEO & Co-Founder
Lee Holloway
Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
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