Solutions Engineer | Contract | Remote USA

Overview

Contract Solutions Engineer supporting the development and implementation of identity and trust infrastructure for the internet, including agentic AI technologies. Hands-on, customer-facing technical role combining DNS, networking, PKI and agentic AI protocols with solutions architecture and proof-of-concept development.

What you'll do

• Act as the technical lead in customer meetings, discovery calls, workshops and demos.
• Speak in depth about DNS (resolution, DNSSEC, zone management, registries and registrars) and how it supports identity and trust.
• Explain networking fundamentals to technical and non-technical audiences: TCP/IP, TLS, HTTP, routing, load balancing and CDNs.
• Advise customers on PKI: certificate lifecycle, certificate authorities, chains of trust, mTLS and key management.
• Guide customers on agentic AI protocols such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent (A2A), including agent discovery, identity, authentication and authorization.
• Design and build proofs of concept (POCs) and prototypes that show how the client's products solve real customer problems.
• Translate customer requirements into solution architectures, integration plans and technical documentation.
• Answer technical questions in RFPs, security reviews and solution proposals.
• Share customer feedback with product and engineering to shape the roadmap.
• Create reusable demos, reference architectures and enablement content for sales and partner teams.

What you'll need

• 5+ years in solutions engineering, sales engineering, technical consulting or a similar customer-facing technical role.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of DNS, including DNSSEC, record types, resolvers and authoritative servers.
• Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, TLS, HTTP/S and common network architectures.
• Practical experience with PKI: X.509 certificates, certificate authorities, certificate lifecycle management and mTLS.
• Working knowledge of agentic AI and LLM integration, including protocols such as MCP and A2A, and how agents discover, authenticate and call each other.
• Proven ability to build POCs quickly using Python, Go, TypeScript/JavaScript or similar languages, plus REST APIs.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to explain complex topics to engineers and executives alike.

Nice to have

• Experience at a domain registry, registrar, DNS provider, certificate authority or CDN.
• Familiarity with identity standards such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, DIDs or verifiable credentials.
• Experience building AI agents with frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or the OpenAI or Anthropic SDKs.
• Knowledge of internet governance and standards bodies (IETF, ICANN, W3C).
• Relevant certifications, such as CCNA/CCNP, CISSP or a cloud architect certification.

Details

• Location: Remote, USA.
• Employment type: Contract, project-based assignment.
• Must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer; no visa sponsorship or sponsorship takeover available.