Forward Deployed Engineer
Logistics Management Institute4 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