Senior Partner Solutions Engineer - Federal Systems Integrators (FSI)

This is a remote role based in the DC/VA/MD area, Why You'll Love This Role

Cribl is investing in its Federal Systems Integrator ecosystem, and this role is its technical foundation. As the dedicated Partner Solutions Engineer for our Federal SI and consulting partners, you will make the market's leading integrators technically self-sufficient on the Cribl portfolio — and work alongside their architects to design Cribl into large Federal programs before they are awarded.

You will build the reference architectures, enablement programs, and technical champion network that let partners position, demo, deploy, and support Cribl at program scale. Success in this role is measured in partner capability and programs won, not a personal sales quota.

As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will…

Serve as the dedicated technical advisor to Cribl’s Federal Systems Integrator (SI) and consulting partners, from initial technical briefings through hands-on architecture workshops.

Partner with SI capture and solution-architecture teams to position Cribl within proposed program architectures during capture, proposal, and recompete phases

Build and maintain reusable reference architectures, quick-start guides, and solution kits for use cases such as SOC modernization and SIEM migration, Zero Trust data pipelines, compliance logging, cloud migration, and observability modernization.

Design and deliver recurring partner enablement programs—including training, bootcamps, whiteboarding sessions, and certification pathways—across the Cribl portfolio (Stream, Edge, Search, and Lake).

Deliver executive technical briefings to partner CTOs, chief architects, and practice leads, while developing technical champions within each strategic partner.

Provide post-award technical support to partner delivery teams through office hours, architecture reviews, and sizing and deployment guidance.

Team with Cribl account SEs, sales, and partner managers on SI-led opportunities, maintaining shared account plans and regular technical interlocks

Represent partner needs internally by bringing field insights and feedback to Cribl’s product and go-to-market teams.

• We are a remote-first company and work happens across many time-zones – you may be required to occasionally perform duties outside your standard working hours
• If You’ve Got It - We Want It
• 5+ years in pre-sales solutions engineering / solutions architecture for data, security, or observability platforms
• Hands-on depth in data pipeline architecture and at least one major SIEM/analytics ecosystem, with the ability to author reference architectures others deploy

Working knowledge of the U.S. Federal market, including FedRAMP, FISMA, and government cloud deployment models.

Experience working with partners, channel organizations, or systems integrators as a primary technical audience, or equivalent experience within a Federal SI.

A portfolio of reusable technical content you personally created, such as reference architectures, implementation guides, labs, or training materials.

Strong executive- and practitioner-level communication skills, with the ability to lead audiences ranging from CTO briefings to hands-on engineering workshops.

Experience working effectively in a remote environment.

Regular presence at partner sites across the National Capital Region

Willingness to travel approximately 25–35%.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting Federal capture, proposal, or recompete cycles
• Previous partner/alliance solutions engineering experience at an enterprise software vendor.
• Broad observability and data-engineering expertise alongside strong security experience.
• Relevant cloud, security, or vendor certifications.
• Active or prior U.S. security clearance is a plus, but not required.
• Established relationships across the Federal SI ecosystem.
• Residence in the DC/VA/MD area.