
Forward Deployed Engineer
Posted 5 days ago

Posted 5 days ago
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.
• Deploy directly into customer environments, either remotely or on-site, serving as the primary technical partner from the discovery phase through to delivery.
• Manage customer relationships from the initial discovery stage through to the final delivery.
• Act as a hands-on escalation point for complex technical challenges during the delivery process.
• Create impactful proofs of concept and functional prototypes.
• Design and implement migration, modernization, and DevOps solutions throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities for expansion and new engagements within existing accounts.
• Lead the technical sales process and successfully close engagements.
• Develop level-of-effort estimates and scope-of-work documentation.
• Facilitate technical discussions, ascertain project needs, and present solutions during customer calls.
• Conduct assessments as part of the Migration Acceleration Program.
• Lead workshops to evaluate cloud migration readiness.
• Mentor team members on AWS solutions, migration strategies, and industry best practices.
• Keep up-to-date with AWS offerings, DevOps tools, and emerging technologies.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, EKS, and ECS.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions and convert business requirements into solutions that result in successful closures.
• Proven history of executing successful AWS migration and modernization projects from start to finish.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, AWS CodeSuite, and CircleCI.
• Practical experience with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Strong capability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in real-time while engaging with customers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• AWS Professional and specialty certifications are highly preferred.
• Previous experience in a forward-deployed solutions engineering, pre-sales, or cloud consulting role with a commercial aspect is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Data, Machine Learning, or AI technologies is highly preferred.
• A track record of growing accounts or driving revenue as a technical contributor is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of advanced AWS services or emerging technologies is highly preferred.
• Uncapped commission.
• Real mentorship.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• Remote-first work environment.
• Diverse global team.
• Equal opportunity employer.
• Accommodations available at any stage of the process.
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