Forward Deployed Engineer
Logistics Management Institute6 months ago
Washington, DC, USASenior
Base Salary
$145k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Integrate the LIGER GenAI platform into customers’ existing business processes.
- Build new functionality, enhancements, and customer-specific features within or around the LIGER platform.
- Deploy and initially configure LIGER and support customers for 60–180 days post-sale before transition to a long-term project team.
- Conduct proof-of-concept demonstrations and explain technical solution value to customers and prospects.
- Provide technical consulting, guidance, troubleshooting, and issue resolution throughout integration and deployment.
- Document customer requirements and feedback and collaborate with product management, engineering, and support teams.
- Travel occasionally to customer locations across the United States.
- Maintain a deep understanding of LIGER’s capabilities and limitations to guide solution development.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance.
- Advanced proficiency in Python and extensive experience with PostgreSQL.
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, NLP, and related AI technologies applied to real problems.
- Experience with the MEAN stack, TypeScript full-stack development, Angular, and web applications.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
- Familiarity with cloud deployment models, especially AWS GovCloud, and/or experience in DoD or federal environments.
- Ability to integrate software solutions with existing business processes and interact effectively with APIs.
- Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and security principles.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders, including senior government and industry executives.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and willingness to travel occasionally.
- Active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred.
- Experience in federal government sales engineering, strategic stakeholder relationships, customer partnerships, and communicating technical value to nontechnical audiences preferred.
- Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity requirements, vulnerability management, Kubernetes, AWS products, Unix/Linux, and containerized applications preferred.
- Experience with Kubernetes engines and platforms such as EKS, AKS, GKE, Kops, or OpenShift preferred.
- Proficiency with MCP Server and experience building MCP tools preferred.
- Experience with leadership, management, issue resolution, and providing expert guidance to engineering teams preferred.
Benefits
- Customer engagement may be on-site, hybrid, or remote depending on customer requirements.
- Occasional short-term travel to customer locations within the United States is required.
- The role is based in the Washington, DC region.
- The position supports eligibility for a U.S. Government security clearance; only U.S. citizens are eligible.
- Target salary range is $145,000–$250,000.
Tech Stack
Categories
Forward Deployed
About Logistics Management Institute
Logistics Management Institute (LMI) provides consulting, software development, and analytics services to U.S. federal agencies, with strengths in supply chain, digital engineering, AI, and modeling and simulation. It builds and sustains government systems—such as Army acquisition and contract-writing platforms—while delivering data-driven modernization and program support across defense, space, healthcare, and energy. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI operates as a privately held contractor to the public sector.