Cleared Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Fortreum; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K plan with 4% match

Company paid short‑term disability

Company paid long‑term disability

Company paid AD&D and life insurance

Annual bonuses

Job summary

Fortreum is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with federal customers and deploy the Kovr AI Platform across cloud, hybrid, and classified environments. You will build integrations with customers’ DevSecOps toolchains, automate evidence collection, and configure RMF/ATO workflows to accelerate compliance and authorization processes.

You will serve as a hands-on technical bridge between customers and Kovr’s engineering team, solving complex deployment challenges and translating customer

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Poly
• 5+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, or DevOps experience in enterprise or federal IT environments
• Hands-on experience deploying and integrating software across cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, GCP) and hybrid/on-premises environments
• Strong proficiency with DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, ArgoCD)
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash) for building integrations and automation
• Experience with API development and integration patterns across enterprise systems
• Experience deploying or operating software in classified environments supporting IL2-IL6
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, RMF, FISMA, and CMMC, including ATO processes
• Strong troubleshooting and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Deploy Kovr AI Platform in customer environments (cloud, hybrid, on‑prem) supporting IL2‑IL6
• Build and maintain integrations between platform and customer DevSecOps toolchains
• Develop automation for evidence collection, continuous monitoring, and RMF/SSP workflows
• Write and maintain code and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, Helm) to provision components
• Customize platform workflows to meet customer RMF/NIST/FedRAMP requirements
• Troubleshoot deployment, integration, data ingestion, and performance issues
• Bridge customers and Kovr engineering with clear requirements and feedback
• Collaborate with DevOps for secure, reliable operation of deployments
• Lead onboarding and enablement for customer engineering teams
• Produce deployment guides and runbooks for repeatable implementations

Skills

DevOps experience

Cloud deployments

Kubernetes

Terraform

Go

Python

Bash

CI/CD

Communication

Tools

ArgoCD

Helm

Terraform

Job description

Fortreum is a trusted leader in cloud and cybersecurity services, ranked among the Top 5 FedRAMP Third Party Assessment Organizations (3PAO). With the addition of Kovr.AI, we have expanded our capabilities to include advanced cyber risk quantification and analytics, enabling organizations to better understand, measure, and communicate risk. Together, we deliver independent, third‑party, vendor‑agnostic regulatory assessment and advisory services, alongside advanced cybersecurity offensive and compliance technical solutions. Our comprehensive service portfolio spans regulatory compliance frameworks including FedRAMP, CMMC, FISMA, SOC, PCI, ISO, and HIPAA.Working with Fortune 500 companies and leading cloud service providers, we’ve built our reputation on service‑delivery excellence and an unwavering commitment to client success. Our continued rapid growth creates exceptional opportunities for driven professionals to make their mark in the cybersecurity industry—guided by our core values: quality above all, a customer‑driven mindset, autonomy, and personal accountability.

The Opportunity

On our team, you will have the opportunity to work with industry‑leading experts who’ve supported the world’s most security‑conscious organizations. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will embed with enterprise and federal customers to deploy, integrate, and operationalize the Kovr AI Platform within their environments—building integrations with their DevSecOps toolchains, automating evidence collection and continuous monitoring, and configuring compliance workflows that accelerate Authority to Operate (ATO). You will serve as the hands‑on technical bridge between our customers and Kovr’s engineering team, solving complex deployment challenges across cloud, hybrid, and classified National Security and Intelligence Community (IC) environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and operationalize the Kovr AI Platform within customer environments, including cloud, hybrid, and on‑premises deployments supporting IL2-IL6 requirements
• Build and maintain integrations between the platform and customers’ existing DevSecOps toolchains, CI/CD pipelines, and compliance workflows
• Develop automation for evidence collection, continuous monitoring, and RMF authorization processes, including SSP generation, control mapping, and POA&M workflows
• Write and maintain code, scripts, and infrastructure‑as‑code (e.g., Terraform, Helm) to provision and configure platform components and customer integrations
• Customize and extend platform workflows and data pipelines to meet each customer’s compliance framework requirements (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, CMMC, RMF)
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across deployment, integration, data ingestion, and performance, often on‑site or within classified environments
• Serve as the hands‑on technical bridge between customers and Kovr’s engineering team, translating real‑world deployment needs into product requirements and feature requests
• Partner with the DevOps team to ensure secure, reliable, and compliant operation of customer deployments, including monitoring, logging, and incident response
• Lead technical onboarding and enablement for customer engineering teams to drive successful adoption and self‑sufficiency
• Produce technical documentation, runbooks, and deployment guides that support repeatable, scalable implementations

Basic Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with Full Scope Polygraph
• 5+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, or DevOps experience in enterprise or federal IT environments
• Hands‑on experience deploying and integrating software across cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, GCP) and hybrid or on‑premises environments
• Strong proficiency with DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, ArgoCD)
• Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash) for building integrations and automation
• Experience with API development and integration patterns across enterprise systems
• Experience deploying or operating software in classified or air‑gapped environments supporting DoD Impact Levels (IL2-IL6)
• Working knowledge of compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, RMF, FISMA, and CMMC, including ATO processes, SSP development, and continuous monitoring
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work directly with customer engineering teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to serve as a technical bridge between customers and product and engineering teams
• Familiarity with LLM integration, prompt engineering, and RAG architectures, or other enterprise AI/ML implementation (preferred)
• Cloud certification such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, or Azure/GCP equivalents (preferred)
• Security certification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or Security+ (preferred)

Posted Salary Range$180,000 - $260,000 annual salary

What Fortreum Offers

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401K plan with a 4% match
• company paid short‑term disability
• company paid long‑term disability
• company paid AD&D and life insurance
• flex time off
• annual bonuses
• training stipends
• certification reimbursements
• access to over 30,000 free online training courses
• personal cell phone allowance
• new hire and annual home office stipend
• spot awards
• eleven paid holidays

An affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortreum is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email [e-mail]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e‑mail [e-mail] or call 703-594-1460. This email and phone number is created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.