Forward Deployed AI & Cloud Engineer

NTT America, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA in the United States is seeking an Intermediate Forward Deployed Engineer to deliver cloud and AI solutions within client FDE PODs. You’ll own technical workstreams, collaborate with engineering teams, and apply secure, observable production practices across AWS platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, solution architecture, and effective communication with client stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and transfer to operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, engineering, information technology or a related field.
• AWS cloud certification baseline and cloud practitioner knowledge.
• 5–8 years of overall experience with 3+ years in cloud/AI engineering.
• Experience owning defined technical components within a POD and delivering to production.
• Experience leading client workshops and presenting technical findings.

Responsibilities

• Own defined solution components or technical workstreams from discovery through deployment.
• Translate client priorities into technical requirements and define scope and success criteria.
• Design components and contribute to data, integration and governance architectures.
• Build and integrate APIs, data pipelines and agent workflows with client teams.
• Ensure security, observability, and production readiness across solutions.
• Collaborate with Senior FDEs and POD members, sharing knowledge and mentoring.
• Track quality, risks and handover readiness; escalate blockers as needed.
• Support workshops and communicate findings to stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Contribute reusable assets and field feedback to the Center of Excellence.

Skills

Software engineering

Enterprise architecture

Agent orchestration

Cloud platforms

Client engagement

CI/CD

Git

Security & compliance

Observability

Production delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

AWS Cloud Practitioner

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

AWS AI Practitioner

Tools

Amazon Bedrock

SageMaker

Neptune

OpenSearch

CloudWatch

IAM

KMS

CloudTrail

APIs

CI/CD tooling

Job description

NTT DATA in the United States is seeking an Intermediate Forward Deployed Engineer to deliver cloud and AI solutions within client FDE PODs. You’ll own technical workstreams, collaborate with engineering teams, and apply secure, observable production practices across AWS platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, solution architecture, and effective communication with client stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and transfer to operations.