Forward Deployed Engineer - Infrastructure
Core
Act as the primary technical interface with clients to design, build, and deliver production-ready implementations of Thought Machine Vault (core banking) on client or hosted cloud infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (Infrastructure)
Builds
Production-ready Vault deployments and cloud infrastructure for financial institutions
Domain
Fintech / Core Banking / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Linux/Unix administration, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Istio, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Puppet/Chef/Ansible), Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), Cloud infrastructure consulting, High availability/disaster recovery planning, Monitoring and logging tools
Preferred skills
Cloud architecture certifications (AWS/GCP/Azure), Enterprise secrets management, Hybrid cloud technologies (OpenShift/Anthos/Outposts), Go/Python/Java, Observability tools (Prometheus/Grafana), Tier 1 financial institution experience
Technologies
Vault, Kubernetes, Istio, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, GCP, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenShift, HashiCorp Vault
Responsibilities
Design and prepare cloud infrastructure for Vault products ensuring high availability and security; Deploy and configure Vault on client, SaaS, and internal infrastructure; Troubleshoot and optimize client cloud environments; Collaborate with internal teams to incorporate client feedback into product improvements; Support presales cycle with infrastructure queries.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
