Forward Deployment Engineer
Core
Technical leader and strategic owner of customer outcomes, embedding within enterprise customers to design, deploy, and scale data security and AI platforms across complex ecosystems.
Role type
Senior IC Forward Deployment Engineer (Enterprise Architecture & Delivery)
Builds
Scalable architectures for data discovery, classification, governance, and AI use cases; end-to-end customer deployments on cloud and on-prem.
Domain
Data Security, AI Risk, Enterprise Infrastructure, Cloud Platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud platform expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes and container orchestration, Linux systems administration, API integration and distributed architectures, SQL/NoSQL database management, scripting and automation (Python, JavaScript), data security and privacy concepts, executive stakeholder engagement, solution architecture design.
Preferred skills
AI/ML systems and Generative AI experience, RAG-based architectures, data governance and DLP/DSPM platforms, regulatory framework knowledge (GDPR, SOC2), enterprise data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery), enterprise tooling (ServiceNow, Elastic).
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Linux, Python, JavaScript, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, ServiceNow, Elastic
Responsibilities
Lead complex multi-phase deployments across cloud and on-prem environments; design and own scalable architectures for data governance and AI; resolve critical technical challenges in infrastructure and networking; lead architecture workshops and executive-level technical discussions; mentor Forward Deployment Engineers and junior team members; develop advanced technical documentation and deployment frameworks.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic ownership
