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Solutions Engineer, Federal

Fulton, Maryland, USFull-time$219k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10
Citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Senior Solutions Engineer partnering with Federal Account Executives to architect resilient, scalable, and automated technical solutions for U.S. Federal Civilian Agencies.

Role type

Senior Solutions Engineer (Pre-sales & Architecture)

Builds

Resilient, scalable, and automated network and security architectures for federal mission modernization.

Domain

U.S. Federal Government / Network Security & Infrastructure

Required skills

Pre-sales architecture, Zero Trust design, RFI/RFP proposal leadership, Network automation (IaC, Python), Strategic technical advisory

Preferred skills

CCIE certification, Federal acquisition frameworks (SEWP, GSA), Full-Stack Observability, Federal Cloud Security baselines

Technologies

Cisco Catalyst 9000, Nexus 9000, SD-WAN, ISE, Secure Firewall, Duo Security, Umbrella, ThousandEyes, Splunk

Responsibilities

Serve as primary technical authority and pre-sales architecture lead for designated U.S. Federal Civilian Agencies; Design, validate, and defend end-to-end multi-tier network and security architectures complying with Federal mandates; Lead hands-on technical Proof of Value trials, live demonstrations, and architectural bake-offs; Author technical specifications, architectural diagrams, and compliance matrices for complex federal RFIs, RFPs, and task orders; Educate federal engineering teams on modern Infrastructure-as-Code, REST APIs, Python tooling, and telemetry frameworks.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC