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Forward Deployed Engineer – National Security – Ts/Sci
| Company | TRM Labs |
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| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
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| Salary | $200000 – $275000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying code in Python.
- Professional experience deploying cloud-native architectures on AWS, including services like S3, EMR, EKS, IAM, and Redshift.
- Familiarity with LLM or AI/ML pipelines and secure deployment of ML models in production.
- Familiarity with Apache Airflow (DAG development, scheduler tuning, custom operators).
- SQL skills—able to optimize queries with window functions, CTEs, and large datasets.
- Familiarity with secure cloud environments and experience implementing FedRAMP/FISMA controls.
- Experience deploying applications and data workflows on Kubernetes, preferably EKS.
- Infrastructure-as-Code proficiency with Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Skilled in GitOps and CI/CD practices using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar tools.
- Experience working in or with classified systems (e.g., JWICS, SIPRNet) preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills—able to interface confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% to client sites as needed.
- Active TS/SCI clearance required (Polygraph or willingness to upgrade strongly preferred)
Responsibilities
- Work directly with mission-aligned government stakeholders to design, deploy, and support containerized services within secure cloud and on-premise environments.
- Lead the deployment and operationalization of TRM systems—including configuration, hardening, monitoring, and scaling—within classified or airgapped networks.
- Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to support infrastructure provisioning, service delivery, and ongoing system updates using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and GitOps practices.
- Collaborate with customer engineering and operations teams to integrate TRM services into existing security architectures, data flows, and operational workflows.
- Monitor deployed systems for performance, availability, and security posture; implement observability best practices and respond to incidents in collaboration with the customer.
- Participate in full software delivery lifecycle from requirements gathering through to testing and secure deployment in mission-critical environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in or with classified systems (e.g., JWICS, SIPRNet) preferred.
