Senior Federal Forward-Deployed Engineer

Maltego; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Health coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Direct leadership access

Job summary

Maltego seeks a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead technical engagement with a major federal civilian customer. You will translate mission needs into deployed, scalable capabilities and serve as the primary technical interface between Maltego Federal, government stakeholders, and internal teams.

You will design end-to-end integration architectures, develop transforms and automations, and oversee deployment across diverse environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field.
• 5+ years in solutions architecture, forward‑deployed engineering, or field systems.
• Strong Python development skills and API integration experience.
• Experience with cloud hosting (AWS preferred), virtualization, and containers.
• Ability to work with government customers and translate mission needs into engineering requirements.
• Willingness to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as embedded technical lead to government analysts, program managers, and technical stakeholders.
• Design and implement end‑to‑end integration architectures connecting Maltego to customer systems, enclaves, and third‑party tech.
• Develop and guide custom transforms, automations, and integrations.
• Support data‑source onboarding, identity resolution workflows, and automated discovery processes.
• Deliver scalable technical solutions that extend platform capabilities within customer environments.
• Evaluate AI classifier performance, detection accuracy, and analyst workflows; translate feedback into actionable requirements.
• Support deployment activities across SaaS, government‑hosted, and classified environments.
• Identify opportunities for account growth and contribute to scalable Federal Forward Deployed Engineering playbooks.

Skills

Python

API integration

AWS

Virtualization

Containerization

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related

Tools

Maltego platform

Job description

Maltego seeks a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead technical engagement with a major federal civilian customer. You will translate mission needs into deployed, scalable capabilities and serve as the primary technical interface between Maltego Federal, government stakeholders, and internal teams.

You will design end-to-end integration architectures, develop transforms and automations, and oversee deployment across diverse environments.