Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Fuze HR Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 135,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Fuze HR Solutions Inc. in Washington, D.C. is seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to support defense and national security customers with mission-critical software deployed in air‑gapped, on‑premise environments.

You will partner with technical and non‑technical stakeholders to define requirements, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot systems, and ensure reliability across Linux, containerized apps, and Kubernetes while traveling up to 25% and maintaining an active clearance.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Active U.S. security clearance: Secret or Top Secret.
• Experience deploying containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Strong Linux systems experience, including administration and networking.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, Java, Bash, or JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot mission-critical software systems in operational environments.
• Work directly with defense and national security customers to understand technical and mission requirements.
• Support software deployments in on-premise, air-gapped, resource-constrained environments.
• Debug Linux, networking, infrastructure, Kubernetes, and application-level issues.
• Manage configuration, alerts, monitoring, upgrades, and reliability improvements.
• Provide timely technical support to customers while minimizing disruption.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, infrastructure, and customer-facing teams.
• Travel as needed to support customer and mission requirements.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux systems

Python/Go/JS

Security clearance

Customer support

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Fuze HR Solutions Inc.

Washington, D.C.

$135,000 – $200,000 base salary + equity

Clearance Required: Active Secret or Top Secret

About the Role

Fuze HR Solutions Inc. is recruiting for a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to support a leading defense technology company serving defense and national security customers.

This is a highly customer-facing engineering role where you will work on small, high-ownership teams supporting mission‑critical technology in real‑world operational environments.

You will partner directly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders to understand mission needs, determine the right technology solutions, and own the execution required to deploy, maintain, and support those systems successfully.

The software is deployed into compact, on‑premise environments, sometimes as small as a single server blade, and often within air‑gapped, resource‑constrained, or forward‑deployed locations.

This creates complex engineering challenges across system performance, reliability, monitoring, security, networking, remote support, and infrastructure management.

In this role, you will deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and support mission‑critical software systems that move with customer operations around the world.

Responsibilities include debugging network and system issues, reviewing alerts, managing configuration, supporting container orchestration, conducting upgrades, and ensuring software remains reliable in demanding operational environments.

This opportunity is ideal for an independent engineer who is comfortable working across software, hardware, infrastructure, and customer operations while solving complex technical problems that directly impact national security missions.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot mission‑critical software systems in operational environments.
• Work directly with defense and national security customers to understand technical and mission requirements.
• Support software deployments in on‑premise, air‑gapped, resource‑constrained, and forward‑deployed environments.
• Debug Linux, networking, infrastructure, Kubernetes, and application‑level issues.
• Manage configuration, alerts, monitoring, upgrades, and reliability improvements.
• Provide timely technical support to customers while minimizing operational disruption.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, infrastructure, and customer‑facing teams.
• Travel as needed to support customer and mission requirements.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Active U.S. security clearance: Secret or Top Secret.
• Hands‑on experience integrating software into physical hardware systems such as military vehicles, ships, labs, on‑premise servers, fielded systems, or similar environments.
• Experience deploying and managing containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Strong Linux systems experience, including administration, networking, and on‑premise infrastructure.
• Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages such as Python, Java, Bash, Go, JavaScript, or similar.
• Experience providing technical troubleshooting support to customers with timely resolution.
• Experience in Advanced Visualization frameworks.
• Experience building frontend features to support drones, autonomous vehicles, stream live sensor data, or similar.
• Ability to work onsite in office 4 days per week.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% depending on customer and mission needs.
• Computer Science degree a must.

Compensation

This position offers a base salary range of $135,000 – $200,000, plus equity, based on experience, clearance level, and overall qualifications.

Fuze HR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.