Forward Deployed Engineering Manager specialized

Globant; Dubai; On-site; AED 661,000 - 881,000; Full time

Job summary

Globant is seeking an Forward Deployed Engineering Manager to lead high-performing engineering teams embedded with strategic customers in the defense sector. You will drive delivery quality, security-aware architectures, and customer-focused outcomes while growing engineers in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

You will partner with defense clients and internal stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable, and reliable deployments, aligning engineering practices with compliance standards and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering or related field, with 3+ years in engineering management.
• Defense-industry experience or defense-related project delivery preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across enterprise engagements ensuring production systems meet standards and security requirements.
• Represent the engineering team to customer leadership and GTM stakeholders.
• Translate ambiguous requirements into technical plans and unblock the team.
• Oversee mission-critical delivery of secure, scalable solutions.
• Hire, coach and scale high-performing engineering teams embedded with strategic customers.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships in the defense sector.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Hands-on technical

Customer engagement

People management

Secure delivery

Job description

At Globant we are working to make the world a better place one step at a time We enhance business development and enterprise solutions to prepare them for a digital future With a diverse and talented team present in more than 30 countries we are strategic partners to leading global companies in their business process transformation We are seeking an strong Engineering Manager Forward Deployed Engineering Manager strong with specialized experience in strong defense projects and mission-critical technology solutions strong The ideal candidate shares our passion for innovation technical excellence and customer-focused delivery This role is responsible for leading and scaling high-performing engineering teams embedded with strategic customers particularly within the defense sector The successful candidate will drive the delivery of secure reliable and scalable technical solutions while providing strong technical guidance ensuring engineering quality and supporting the growth and development of engineers Candidates should bring a strong combination of engineering leadership hands-on technical expertise customer engagement and proven experience delivering technology solutions for defense organizations or defense-related projects

The Role

The Forward Deployed Engineering Manager FDE Manager leads and scales a team of high-performing engineers embedded directly with strategic customers including those operating in the defense sector In this role you are accountable for three key areas the technical quality of the solutions your team builds the success of your customer engagements and the career growth of your engineers You operate at the intersection of people leadership technical strategy customer excellence and secure technology delivery You must understand the technical substance of your deployments well enough to review architecture and unblock your team while ensuring your engineers focus on high-level technical challenges rather than routine project operations You will also ensure that solutions developed for defense-related engagements align with applicable security requirements operational standards and compliance obligations

What You ll Do

1. Lead Delivery amp Customer Success
   • Own the Outcomes Drive technical delivery across one or more concurrent enterprise customer engagements ensuring production systems meet customer expectations operational standards and applicable security requirements
   • Strategic Partnering Represent the engineering team to customer leadership and internal Go-To-Market GTM stakeholders building trusted relationships with defense-sector customers and other strategic accounts
   • Scope amp Unblock Translate ambiguous enterprise and defense-sector requirements into clear technical plans Anticipate delivery risks resolve escalations and protect your team s bandwidth
   • Mission-Critical Delivery Oversee the delivery of reliable secure and scalable solutions designed to support demanding operational environments and mission-critical use cases
2. People Leadership amp Team Building
   • Hire amp Scale Attract interview and onboard top-tier engineering talent capable of thriving in high-intensity customer-facing environments including complex defense-related engagements
   • Coach amp Develop Mentor engineers drive performance management set clear goals and build career development plans across the FDE track
   • Resource Management Match engineers to projects based on their skills career goals and project requirements balancing team utilization with employee wellbeing
   • Build High-Performing Teams Establish a culture of technical excellence accountability collaboration and continuous learning
3. Technical Craft Architecture amp Security
   • Player-Coach Provide technical oversight for customer programs Review architectural decisions data pipelines and code to ensure alignment with engineering best practices
   • Secure Architecture Guide the design and implementation of secure cloud environments access controls network isolation encryption and other relevant security controls for defense-related solutions
   • Raise the Bar Define and enforce engineering quality standards Ensure appropriate CI CD practices evaluation frameworks testing and production-readiness criteria are met
   • AI ML amp Advanced Solutions Provide technical guidance on AI ML deployments data engineering and agentic AI applications where relevant to customer requirements
   • Product Feedback Loop Synthesize learnings reusable patterns and tooling from customer engagements and feed them back to the core Product and Engineering teams to improve the foundational platform

What You Bring

• Experience 7 years of experience in Software Engineering Data Engineering or a related technical field including at least 3 years of direct engineering management experience
• Defense Industry Experience Proven experience delivering or leading technology projects for defense organizations defense contractors or defense technology companies Familiarity with the operational security and compliance requirements of defense-related environments is strongly preferred