Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with U.S. power utility and government clients to mitigate cyber risks, enhance visibility, and tackle AI-driven threats.

• Rapidly grasp customer processes, systems, data, cyber security posture, and business limitations.

• Assist clients in identifying which products, vendors, components, assets, or supply chain connections may be affected by newly disclosed threats or vulnerabilities.

• Access, export, normalize, and analyze customer data across various domains, including vulnerability management, endpoint detection, network topology, attack path analysis, asset inventories, SBOMs, business impact assessments, and supply chain mapping.

• Develop secure, outcome-oriented code, including agentic workflows and batch processing, within approved customer or secure environments.

• Transform customized customer projects into product specifications for scalable software solutions.

• Identify growth opportunities by showcasing customer value and developing repeatable use cases.

• Clearly communicate findings to customer executives, technical teams, and internal stakeholders.

• Carry out additional tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7–10 years of experience integrating software/data engineering, cybersecurity analysis, and customer-facing solution engineering at a senior or principal level.

• Practical experience in developing AI-agentic workflows, including LLM-based automation, agent orchestration, or retrieval-augmented pipelines.

• Proficiency in accessing, normalizing, and analyzing large, complex, multi-source datasets.

• Capability to write practical, secure, production-ready code, such as Python, in regulated or constrained environments.

• Excellent executive communication skills for conveying complex technical insights to customer leadership.

• Ability to work independently in embedded customer settings while managing multiple priorities.

• Must qualify for a U.S. security clearance.

• Successful completion of a background check is mandatory.

• Experience with U.S. electric utilities or other critical infrastructure sectors is preferred.

• Familiarity with OT/ICS environments is preferred.

• Knowledge of NERC CIP or similar regulatory frameworks is preferred.

• Experience with vulnerability management, attack path analysis, and endpoint/security tools is preferred.

• Experience with SCRM, SBOM/VEX analysis, and third-party risk workflows is preferred.

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, or a related discipline is required.

• An advanced degree or pertinent security/cloud certifications are preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote and hybrid working arrangements.

• Competitive compensation structure.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, with employee coverage up to 90%, including highly progressive options for dependents and families.

• Company-paid life insurance, as well as short- and long-term disability coverage.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• 401(k) matching available.

• Flexible Paid Time Off policy.

• Parental leave provided.

• Opportunities for professional growth through succession planning, skill enhancement, and certifications.

• Tuition and certification reimbursement options.

• Employee referral programs.

• Company-sponsored events.