Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

🕒 June 30

⛰️ Colorado, North Carolina, +3 more states – Remote

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💵 $160k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Second Front Systems

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51 - 200 employees

☁️ SaaS

🎖️ Defense

🏛️ Government

SaaS • Defense • Government

Second Front Systems is a public-benefit, venture-backed company that provides mission-critical software solutions primarily to democracies around the world. Their product suite, which includes the 2F Suite, 2F Workshop, 2F Game Warden, and 2F Frontier, simplifies and accelerates the software development and delivery process. The company is trusted by leading software providers and government agencies for its secure DevSecOps solutions, enabling secure software deployment on classified and unclassified networks. Their offerings include tools for secure development, software accreditation, government cloud hosting, and edge deployment, particularly focused on supporting government and defense sectors. Second Front Systems collaborates with partners to make emerging technologies more accessible, accelerating the accreditation and compliance processes and offering solutions that can operate in remote or disconnected environments, such as drones and vehicles.

📋 Description

• Own end-to-end technical delivery for high-complexity government and defense engagements • Architect, deploy, and sustain Game Warden and integrated customer workloads across classified networks, DDIL environments, IL2–IL6, and JWICS • Serve as senior technical escalation point and primary client-facing authority • Represent 2F to senior customer stakeholders and make real-time architectural and risk-tradeoff decisions on-site • Lead and mentor Forward Deployed and DevSecOps Engineers • Set technical standards, review designs, and build scalable team playbooks • Deploy and harden secure Kubernetes-based infrastructure across customer cloud and on-premises environments • Translate field experience into product and platform improvements with Engineering and Product leadership • Drive accreditation and continuous ATO outcomes with the security/compliance team • Produce and validate evidence against NIST 800-53, RMF, STIGs, and FedRAMP controls • Own remediation of findings from 3PAO assessments and penetration tests • Maintain configuration management, security documentation, and audit-ready evidence • Support customer security reviews and audits • Travel to client locations for complex deployments, updates, troubleshooting, exercises, integration, and training events

🎯 Requirements

• 7–10 years of experience in systems deployment, DevSecOps, or platform engineering in regulated/classified government environments • Demonstrated ownership of complex, mission-critical deployments • Hands-on experience deploying and hardening workloads across AWS GovCloud/Commercial, Microsoft Azure Government, and Google Cloud • Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent • Experience with DoD Impact Level 2–6 and JWICS environments • Expertise securing Kubernetes/OpenShift or equivalent container platforms • Experience with image hardening, admission controls, network policies, and runtime security • Experience implementing logging, monitoring, and alerting stacks such as ELK, Splunk, Prometheus/Grafana • Expert proficiency in Linux, including Talos and RedHat server administration • Experience deploying and maintaining Kubernetes on cloud platforms and disparate compute hardware • Experience mentoring engineers, leading technical design reviews, or acting as a technical lead on customer-facing engagements • Strong scripting/automation ability in Go, Rust, Python, or Bash • Track record of building internal tooling for security and operations workflows • Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance or eligibility; active clearance strongly preferred • U.S. citizenship required • Must reside in an approved hiring hub: DC/Maryland/Virginia; Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC; Denver/Colorado Springs, CO; or Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

🏖️ Benefits

• Potential eligibility for equity awards • Discretionary bonuses • 100% healthcare, vision and dental coverage • 401(k) + 3% company contribution • Wellness perks (fitness classes, mental health resources) • Equity incentive plan • Tech + office supplies stipend • Annual professional development stipend • Flexible paid time off + federal holidays off • Parental leave • Virtual work, but located near one of our hubs • Referral bonus