Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Riva Scientific

. Deploy and harden workloads across multi-cloud, government-authorized infrastructure .

Posted 10/7/2026contractRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in deploying and securing workloads across multi-cloud environments, particularly within regulated government settings. Proficient in leading technical design reviews, mentoring engineers, and implementing robust logging and monitoring solutions for incident response.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Kubernetes/OpenShift SecurityInfrastructure-as-Code with TerraformAWS GovCloud/Microsoft Azure Government/Google Cloud ExperienceExpert-Level Linux Server AdministrationActive DoD Top Secret/SCI Clearance

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Hard Skills

Systems DeploymentDevSecOpsPlatform EngineeringImage HardeningScripting/Automation in Go, Rust, Python, or BashLogging and Monitoring with ELK, Splunk, Prometheus/GrafanaPenetration Testing RemediationDay 2 OperationsNetwork PoliciesRuntime Security

Soft Skills

Mentoring EngineersTechnical LeadershipCustomer Engagement

Tools & Technologies

TerraformCloudFormationKubernetesOpenShiftELK StackSplunkPrometheusGrafana

Industry Keywords

Regulated EnvironmentsClassified GovernmentDoD Impact Level 2–6JWICSMulti-Cloud Infrastructure

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGrafanaKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPrometheusPythonRustSplunkTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deploy and harden workloads across multi-cloud, government-authorized infrastructure
Own complex, mission-critical systems deployments in regulated/classified government environments
Secure Kubernetes/OpenShift or equivalent container platforms within accredited enclaves
Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting stacks for 24/7 incident response and Day 2 operations
Remediate findings from penetration testing
Deploy and maintain Kubernetes across cloud platforms and disparate compute hardware
Mentor engineers and lead technical design reviews
Serve as a technical lead on customer-facing engagements
Build internal tooling to automate security and operations workflows and reduce manual toil

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience
7–10 years of experience in systems deployment, DevSecOps, or platform engineering in regulated/classified government environments
Demonstrated ownership of complex, mission-critical deployments, not just support/execution
Hands-on experience deploying and hardening workloads across AWS GovCloud/Commercial, Microsoft Azure Government, and Google Cloud
Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent
Experience tailoring infrastructure to DoD Impact Level 2–6 and JWICS environments
Expertise securing Kubernetes/OpenShift or equivalent container platforms within accredited enclaves
Experience with image hardening, admission controls, network policies, and runtime security
Experience implementing logging, monitoring, and alerting stacks such as ELK, Splunk, and Prometheus/Grafana
Experience supporting 24/7 incident response, penetration test remediation, and Day 2 operations
Expert-level Linux server administration, including Talos and Red Hat
Experience deploying and maintaining Kubernetes on cloud platforms and disparate compute hardware
Experience mentoring engineers, leading technical design reviews, or acting as a technical lead on customer-facing engagements
Strong scripting/automation ability in Go, Rust, Python, or Bash
Track record of building internal tooling to reduce manual toil in security and operations workflows
Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance or eligibility; active clearance strongly preferred
U.S. citizenship required