Junior Forward Deployment Engineer

Ztek Consulting, Inc.; Milford (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ztek Consulting, Inc. seeks a Junior Forward Deployment Engineer in Milford, Ohio to design, develop, and deploy scalable applications and integrations. You will work with Python, SQL, REST APIs, and GenAI capabilities to meet enterprise needs.

You will collaborate on PoCs, production deployments, and incident resolution while leveraging cloud and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on programming experience in Python with strong coding and debugging skills.
• Must have experience in SQL, data processing, and relational database concepts.
• Must have experience in developing and consuming REST APIs and enterprise integrations.
• Must have strong understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Problem-solving techniques.
• Must have experience with Git, version control, and CI/CD practices.
• Must have working knowledge of Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Must have 1 year experience building or supporting AI/GenAI applications using LLMs, Prompt Engineering, and RAG concepts.
• Must have minimum 1 year experience in application troubleshooting, testing, deployment, and production Support.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer business challenges into scalable technical solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy applications, APIs, and integrations using modern engineering practices.
• Build Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and rapidly prototype solutions to validate business and technical requirements.
• Continuously evaluate and apply emerging technologies, including AI/GenAI capabilities, to solve enterprise problems.
• Troubleshoot application, integration, and production issues through systematic debugging and root cause analysis.
• Work with Cloud, Containerization, and CI/CD technologies to support production deployments.

Skills

Python

SQL

REST APIs

Data structures

Git & CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

GenAI

Troubleshooting

Deployment

GenAI concepts

Customer needs

Job description

Job Title: Junior Forward Deployment Engineer

Salary Range: $85,000-$90,000 a year with benefits.

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:

• Must have hands-on programming experience in Python with strong coding and debugging skills.
• Must have experience in SQL, data processing, and relational database concepts.
• Must have experience in developing and consuming REST APIs and enterprise integrations.
• Must have strong understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Problem-solving techniques.
• Must have experience with Git, version control, and CI/C D practices.
• Must have working knowledge of Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Must have 1 year experience building or supporting AI/GenAI applications using LLMs, Prompt Engineering, and RAG concepts.
• Must have minimum 1 year experience in application troubleshooting, testing, deployment, and production Support.
• Understand customer business challenges and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy applications, APIs, and integrations using modern engineering practices.
• Build Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and rapidly prototype solutions to validate business and technical requirements.
• Continuously evaluate and apply emerging technologies, including AI/GenAI capabilities, to solve enterprise problems
• Troubleshoot application, integration, and production issues through systematic debugging and root cause analysis.
• Work with Cloud, Containerization, and CI/CD technologies to support production deployments.