Mission-Critical Solutions Engineer (Pre-Sales) - AWS/GCP

Second Front Systems; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employer-paid medical/dental/vision

401(k) with company match

Equity potential

Technology/home office stipend

Professional development stipend

Flexible remote work opportunities

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Second Front Systems is seeking a Solutions Engineer to own technical sales conversations and demonstrate Game Warden for mission-critical SaaS deployments.

You will lead architecture workshops, assess deployment compatibility on AWS or GCP, and translate cloud/DevSecOps concepts for audiences from C‑level to engineering teams. Remote-ready with hubs in the U.S.; travel up to 25% will be required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in customer-facing Sales, Solutions Engineering, or Success roles; ability to influence technical decision-makers.
• 2+ years hands-on experience deploying or architecting on AWS, GCP, or Azure; certification or active pursuit required.
• 3-5 years of technical depth as a software engineer, sales engineer, or technical PM with production experience.
• 2+ years of software development experience, preferably full-stack web development (React, Angular, Spring, Python, or Go).
• DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD), and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders; composure in high-stakes customer situations.
• U.S. citizenship and residency in an approved hiring hub: DC/Maryland/Virginia, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill NC, Denver/Colorado Springs CO, or Dallas/Fort Worth TX.
• Ability to travel up to 25% for customer engagements and market-facing activities.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical aspects of the pre-sales pipeline, partnering with account executives from initial contact through RFP response.
• Lead introduction calls, technical demonstrations, architecture workshops, and RFI/RFP engagements with government and commercial customers.
• Assess customer applications for compatibility with Game Warden and DevSecOps deployment on AWS or GCP.
• Develop and maintain deep technical knowledge of Game Warden, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and the surrounding platform ecosystem.
• Synchronize customer feedback with product teams to inform roadmap priorities and feature alignment.
• Generate technical marketing content—blogs, whitepapers, case studies—that accelerates business development.
• Engage customers on cloud infrastructure, DevSecOps tooling, compliance accreditation, and cybersecurity architecture.

Skills

Customer-facing sales

Cloud deployment

Full-stack development

DevSecOps

Technical communication

Travel up to 25%

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Jenkins

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

Job description

Second Front Systems is seeking a Solutions Engineer to own technical sales conversations and demonstrate Game Warden for mission-critical SaaS deployments.

You will lead architecture workshops, assess deployment compatibility on AWS or GCP, and translate cloud/DevSecOps concepts for audiences from C‑level to engineering teams. Remote-ready with hubs in the U.S.; travel up to 25% will be required.