Senior Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE)

nttlimited; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior Forward Deployment Engineer to partner with enterprise customers across Australia and New Zealand, designing and delivering innovative AI solutions. You will act as a trusted technical advisor and hands-on engineer, translating business challenges into production-ready AI deployments.

You will lead with Generative AI, cloud engineering, and enterprise integrations, collaborating with stakeholders to accelerate AI adoption and transformation.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering customer-facing technology solutions in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern cloud architectures.
• Experience building Generative AI solutions using LLMs such as Gemini, Claude, GPT, or similar models.
• Knowledge of AI agents, RAG, vector search, prompt engineering, and AI orchestration frameworks.
• Software engineering experience with Python and API-based integrations.
• Experience with containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of enterprise security, governance, and operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to translate business requirements into scalable AI and cloud solutions.
• Design, build, and deploy Generative AI applications using Gemini, Vertex AI, and Google Cloud services.
• Develop AI agents, RAG solutions, and enterprise knowledge platforms.
• Build integrations between AI solutions and enterprise data, APIs, and cloud platforms.
• Deliver cloud-native applications using containers and microservices.
• Establish observability, governance, and operational practices for AI workloads.
• Lead technical workshops, architecture discussions, and customer demos.
• Collaborate with architects, data engineers, software engineers, and business stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to reusable accelerators and best practices.

Skills

Enterprise delivery

GCP

Generative AI

AI agents / RAG

Python

APIs

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform / IaC

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Vertex AI

BigQuery

Cloud Run

GKE

Terraform

Google Cloud Services

Job description

Make an impact with NTT DATA Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior Forward Deployment Engineer to partner with enterprise customers across Australia and New Zealand, designing and delivering innovative AI solutions.

The Senior Forward Deployment Engineer acts as a trusted technical advisor and hands-on engineer, working directly with customer stakeholders to turn business challenges into production-ready AI solutions. This role combines Generative AI, cloud engineering, enterprise integrations, and customer-facing consulting to accelerate AI adoption and business transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage directly with customers to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable AI and cloud solutions.
• Design, build, and deploy Generative AI applications using Gemini, Vertex AI, and Google Cloud services.
• Develop AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions, and enterprise knowledge platforms.
• Build integrations between AI solutions and enterprise data, APIs, business applications, and cloud platforms.
• Deliver cloud-native applications leveraging modern engineering practices, containers, and microservices.
• Establish observability, monitoring, governance, and operational best practices for AI workloads.
• Lead technical workshops, architecture discussions, proof-of-concepts, and customer demonstrations.
• Collaborate with architects, data engineers, software engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to reusable assets, accelerators, and best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience delivering customer-facing technology solutions within enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern cloud architectures.
• Experience building Generative AI solutions using LLMs such as Gemini, Claude, GPT, or similar models.
• Knowledge of AI agents, RAG, vector search, prompt engineering, and AI orchestration frameworks.
• Software engineering experience with Python and API-based integrations.
• Experience with containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of enterprise security, governance, and operational requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with both technical and business audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Google Cloud certifications in Cloud Architecture, Data Engineering, or Machine Learning.
• Experience with Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Run, GKE, and related Google Cloud services.
• Experience working in consulting, professional services, solution engineering, or forward deployment engineering roles.
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments including AWS and Azure

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us.