Solutions Engineer - Cloud & DevSecOps for Government

Second Front; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

100% employer-paid medical, dental, &

Job summary

Second Front Systems is seeking a Solutions Engineer to own technical pre-sales conversations, demonstrations, and RFP responses, bridging customer needs with Game Warden capabilities.

You will articulate cloud and DevSecOps concepts for audiences from C-level to engineers, work hands-on with AWS/GCP, and travel up to 25% for engagements. This role blends sales support with deep technical advisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in customer-facing Sales, Solutions Engineering, or Success roles.
• 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 proven problem-solving in production environments.
• 2+ year software development experience, preferably full-stack web development (React, Angular, Spring, Python, or Go).
• Operational knowledge of 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 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

Communication

Influence decision-makers

DevSecOps awareness

Pre-sales experience

Travel 25%+

Education

Cloud certification in progress

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Jenkins

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

React

Angular

Spring

Python

Go

Job description

Second Front Systems is seeking a Solutions Engineer to own technical pre-sales conversations, demonstrations, and RFP responses, bridging customer needs with Game Warden capabilities.

You will articulate cloud and DevSecOps concepts for audiences from C-level to engineers, work hands-on with AWS/GCP, and travel up to 25% for engagements. This role blends sales support with deep technical advisory responsibilities.