Technical Solutions Engineer

Coforma • North Bethesda, MD

1d • $150,236 - $169,147 • Remote

About The Position

Coforma is seeking a dedicated Technical Solutions Engineer to join its growing, distributed team. The role combines technical expertise, strategic thinking, and communication skills to shape solutions from a technical and engineering perspective. The engineer will interface directly with Capture Managers and cross-functional colleagues throughout the proposal process, help address technical objections, and support engineering projects across the organization. The role involves moving between growth and business development work and internal engineering projects as needed. This is a US-based remote position open to residents of specified states, and some travel may be required. Compensation is $150,235.80–$169,146.60 per year, with placement based on competency tier; the posted range and tier salaries are non-negotiable.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience in a Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or full-stack engineering role, working across Product, Design, Research, and Growth to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical architectures and deployment workflows.
• Experience with and strong understanding of major cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization protocols, including SSO, SAML, OIDC, and RBAC.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of security principles and best practices, encryption standards, and enterprise compliance requirements such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53.
• Excellent verbal and written collaboration and communication skills, including communication using assistive technology, and the ability to explain complex technical matters clearly and efficiently to non-technical stakeholders, customers, and partners.
• Be a full-time resident of the contiguous United States and legally authorized to work in the US now and in the future without sponsorship.
• Applicants must currently reside in one of the listed eligible states: Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, or Wisconsin.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in startup environments, from pre-seed through Series A, B, C, and beyond.
• Experience with Active Directory, SAML/SCIM, APIs, TypeScript, Python, and other coding languages.
• Prior experience in product management and delivery.
• Relevant industry certifications such as AWS, GCP, Azure, CCNA, CCDA, Security+, Network+, CISSP, or CSP, and willingness to obtain new certifications.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter authority on technical capabilities and offerings and design solutions by analyzing client and project requirements and objectives.
• Collaborate across Growth, Engineering, and other disciplines to conduct technical reviews of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and supporting solicitation materials.
• Work with the team to design and build systems at scale that are secure, compliant, and meet client and end-user needs.
• Move between growth and business development work and internal engineering projects as needed.
• Support the Capture Management team in responding to RFPs and RFIs and developing responses and presentation content.
• Act as a technical resource for the broader Growth team.
• Design and build solutions for RTEPs and RFPs, and participate in oral presentations and Tech Challenges as needed.
• Identify gaps and present ideas and suggestions to improve collaboration between Growth, Engineering, and Delivery.
• Maintain access to strong, reliable internet for remote work, except while on vacation or holiday.
• Follow high security practices to protect Coforma and client information, including while on vacation.
• Attend in-person project meetings, workshops, trainings, and other events upon request and with advance notice.
• Represent Coforma professionally and sincerely, modeling company values in all interactions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed