Forward Deployed Engineer – Continuous Delivery & Modernization (Hybrid)

About the role

We are partnering with a Tier 1 global financial institution on a strategic enterprise-wide mission to accelerate software delivery, modernize release infrastructure, and improve application resilience. As a technology solutions provider, our engineering teams work on high-impact client initiatives to transform how critical systems are tested, secured, and deployed. In this role, you will act as a hands-on technical practitioner and evangelist for Continuous Delivery, automated testing, and safe, repeatable deployments. Blending Software Engineering, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), you will be roughly 70% hands-on with coding and configuration—embedded directly with client development teams to solve release bottlenecks, eliminate manual overhead, and drive a modern "shift-left" engineering culture. Locations: Tampa, FL | Irving, TX | New York, NY (hybrid - 3 days/week office attendance). Ideal Candidate Profile This position is ideal for a seasoned engineer who leads by example and enjoys getting into the code to make engineering safer and faster for developer teams. You will thrive here if you possess a strong engineering ethos, enjoy solving diverse delivery challenges, and bring a pragmatic, hands-on approach to DevOps, SRE, and software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Targeted Team Engagements: Conduct hands-on technical interventions with software engineering teams facing challenges in achieving rapid, safe releases or resolving security vulnerabilities.
• Automated Testing & Data Management: Build robust, local-first test suites (including deployment smoke tests) and implement compliant test data sourcing, masking, and integration strategies.
• Pipeline & Deployment Engineering: Design and implement automated Continuous Delivery pipelines, automated database migrations (e.g., Liquibase), and infrastructure automation (e.g., Ansible).
• Application Modernization & Containerization: Containerize applications for seamless local testing and deployment, and upgrade key runtimes (primarily Java and NPM) and core frameworks (e.g., migrating legacy Spring applications).
• Dependency & Security Management: Implement continuous dependency management tools (such as Renovate) to keep libraries up to date, enforce secrets management, and improve security, authentication, and authorization practices.
• Observability & Resilience: Standardize logging, overhaul exception handling, establish standard observability patterns, and implement resilient multi-datacenter deployment strategies.
• Engineering Best Practices: Introduce streamlined branch management, optimize code review workflows, and establish modern source control standards across teams.

Requirements

• Essential Java & TDD Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with Java, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and the ability to write high-quality, maintainable production code.
• Framework Experience: Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Configuration Management: Ansible for infrastructure and software automation.
• Testing Strategy & Automation: Deep understanding of automated testing strategies—selecting the right test types and leveraging AI tools to drive efficient, high-coverage testing outcomes.
• JVM Ecosystem & Tooling: Strong proficiency with JVM languages, build tools (Gradle, Maven, npm), and Linux environments (RHEL). TypeScript experience is a plus.
• Containers & Orchestration: Solid working competence with Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• CI/CD & Deployment Architecture: Fluency across multiple CI/CD systems, along with a firm grasp of safe deployment patterns, observability, and cross-datacenter resilience.
• Security & Modern Development: Knowledge of secure coding standards and active adoption of modern AI-assisted engineering tools.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar field.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects
• Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Benefits package - medical insurance, vision, dental, etc.
• Corporate social events
• Professional development opportunities
• Well-equipped office

Schedule

Hybrid work model: 3 days per week office attendance; positions located in Tampa, FL, Irving, TX, and New York, NY.

Please note that all onboarding must occur in person and you may be asked to travel to attend.