Specialist Solutions Engineer Network Services
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At Cloudflare we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the worlds largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware installing software or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network which gets smarter with every request. As a result they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazines Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the Worlds Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!
About Us
At Cloudflare we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the worlds largest networks that powers trillions of requests per month. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware installing software or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all web traffic routed through its intelligent global network which gets smarter with every request. As a result they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer and named to Entrepreneur Magazines Top Company Cultures list.
We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!
What youll do as a Network Services Solutions Engineer
As a critical member of our Specialist Team you will serve as a trusted technical advisor; helping clients find the best solution for their business with a particular focus on Cloudflares networking capabilities.
- Guide qualified prospects through the Solution Design; showing them the key capabilities of Cloudflares Network capabilities.
- Drive Proof of Concept stages of the sales cycle with handson engagement debugging capabilities and consistent internal and external communication
- Work with your Sales Partners to consistently achieve Pipeline and Revenue goals
- Take clients requirements design the optimized Cloudflare network connectivity solution for those requirements and clearly communicate the benefits vs competing solutions potential challenges and possible migration paths.
- Support technical discussions with regards to the Cloudflare network to ensure sound design and overcome objections. Understand with a rigorous Systems and Network Engineering perspective the design of our system and communicate this to clients with varying levels of knowledge.
- Support gotomarket efforts through writing blogs and other reference materials public speaking user groups and conference attendances.
Skill Requirements:
- Curiosity and Learning Agility
- 35 years of prior Technical Sales Computer Engineering or related experience
- Solid technical understanding of Systems and Network Architecture and Engineering build on foundational knowledge.
- Fundamental understanding of customer network and application architectures.
- Including a strong contextual understanding of the Internet and its inner workings.
- Deep understanding of TCP/IP and common routing protocols (BGP OSPF). Routing and switching fundamentals (GRE IPSec Subnetting Prefix terminology MSS & MTU VLANs VRRP Spanning Tree Anycast)
- Detailed understanding of workflow from user to application including hybrid architectures with Azure AWS GCP.
- Awareness of the evolution of private networks throughout the last 2 decenia from private lines to MPLS to SDWAN and now the rise of InternetOnly solutions. Have a good understanding of how private networking works (MPLS SDWAN underlay/overlay reachability visibility on ramping / off ramping split tunneling).
- Strong conceptual understanding of SDWAN solutions offered by the main vendors in this space.
- Have a good understanding of how the Internet works (BGP ASNs DNS Communities prepending BGP Features like Allowasin and AS Override uRPF GRE Peering and Transit IRRs RPKI IXPs PNIs)
- Understanding of DDoS (L3/L4 volumetric etc) and an understanding of the thread landscape.
- Understanding of how IP transit works how public and private peering works how ASNs exchange routing information and forward traffic to each other and what role Internet Exchanges can play in it.
- Handson mentality capable of building labs and PoCs to test topologies configurations and capabilities.
- Handson experience with HTTP Based APIs including understanding of API based provisioning awareness of REST JSON Terraform awareness of headers and API tokens and how to leverage these capabilities in a scripting language (e.g. Python).
- SIEM and log analytics platforms
- Technical curiosity and passion: Cloudflare is at the cutting edge of internet technology and our SSEs are viewed as subjectmatter experts. Its incumbent on us to stay up to date not only with Cloudflares specific products but with industry trends.
- Ability to manage a project work to deadlines and prioritize between competing goals
- have the ability to explain complex technical concepts in easytounderstand terms.
- Willingness to travel up to 20
Other desirable skills areas include:
- CCNP or equivalent certifications
What Makes Cloudflare Special
Were not just a highly ambitious largescale technology company. Were a highly ambitious largescale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.
Project Galileo: Since 2014 weve equipped more than 2400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work technology already used by Cloudflares enterprise customersat no cost.
Athenian Project: In 2017 we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project weve provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.
1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster more secure and privacycentric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use it is the first consumerfocused service Cloudflare has ever released. Heres the deal we dont store client IP addresses never ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.
Sound like something youd like to be a part of Wed love to hear from you!
This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.
Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their or any other persons perceived or actual race color religion sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation national origin ancestry citizenship age physical or mental disability medical condition family care status or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.
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