Senior AI-Driven Forward Deployed Engineer Public Sector

114 Acumen Solutions, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer for the Public Sector, embedded with DoD, IC and aerospace clients. You’ll design and deploy AI-driven solutions, architect scalable platforms, and push AI-first development across cloud environments with emphasis on security and reliability. Expect to mentor engineers, lead prototyping, and travel 25-50%.

Active Secret/TS clearance is required. You’ll work hands-on to delivery high-impact, mission-critical software leveraging Salesforce Data

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Deep proficiency in Java, GoLang, Python, or Ruby.
• AI-first approach to engineering and production-ready code.
• Experience with AI tools in development workflows.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engagements and deploy tailored Salesforce solutions.
• Engineer distributed systems across multiple clouds.
• Develop IaC (Terraform), microservices (Kubernetes, Docker), and data pipelines.
• Deliver production-grade software with AI at core.
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices.

Skills

8+ years exp

Java/Go/Python/Ruby

AI-first engineering

AI tools usage

Salesforce Data Cloud

GovCloud experience

Security clearance

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Cloud platforms

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer for the Public Sector, embedded with DoD, IC and aerospace clients. You’ll design and deploy AI-driven solutions, architect scalable platforms, and push AI-first development across cloud environments with emphasis on security and reliability. Expect to mentor engineers, lead prototyping, and travel 25-50%.

Active Secret/TS clearance is required. You’ll work hands-on to delivery high-impact, mission-critical software leveraging Salesforce Data