Forward Deployed Engineering Roles

Travel Required: Up to 10%. Clearance Required: Active Secret.

What You Will Do

• Deploy, integrate, and support advanced data and analytics capabilities directly with customer teams.
• Work closely with government stakeholders to translate operational needs into product configurations and scalable technical solutions.
• Implement, test, and optimize data pipelines and analytics workflows within a Databricks-based environment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring reliability, performance, and security of deployed features.
• Collaborate with product teams to deliver enhancements, identify gaps, and ensure field feedback informs platform evolution.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience working directly with end users or mission teams to support operational needs.
• Experience with Databricks, including building pipelines, notebooks, and production workflows.
• Experience with Python or Spark for building and troubleshooting data solutions.
• Ability to work on-site at a government facility in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia when required.

Nice To Have

• Experience supporting government or defense missions.
• Strong foundational knowledge of cloud-based data processing, analytics, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with secure data environments and compliance-driven workflows.
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments while maintaining high technical rigor.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, or containerized deployment approaches.
• Prior work in a forward-deployed or customer-facing engineering role.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00–$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on skill sets, experience, training, security clearances, licensure, certifications, and business needs.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance.
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays.
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan.
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life.
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability.
• Student Loan PayDown.
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities.
• Skills Development & Certifications.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach.
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program.
• Mobility Stipend.