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Zenity

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Zenity

. Embed onsite with the customer's security team and work directly from their offices .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSenior💰 $190,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in customer-facing engineering, particularly in solution design and configuration, while effectively managing customer outcomes and advocating for their requirements. Proficient in cybersecurity and cloud security, with hands-on experience in AI-powered applications and integrations.

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Customer-Facing Engineering ExperienceSolution Design/ConfigurationCybersecurity BackgroundAI-Powered Applications DevelopmentStrong Communication Skills

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Hard Skills
Solution DesignConfigurationIntegrationCybersecurityCloud SecurityAI GovernanceData PlatformsIncident ManagementTroubleshootingSystems Building
Soft Skills
Comfort With AmbiguityStrong CommunicationCustomer AdvocacyProblem-SolvingCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
ZenityAzure AI FoundryFabricAI Agent SecurityProductivity Platforms
Industry Keywords
Forward Deployed EngineeringSolutions ArchitectureProfessional Services EngineeringTechnical ConsultingEnterprise SaaS

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AzureCloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Embed onsite with the customer's security team and work directly from their offices
  • Gather requirements directly from customer users and security teams
  • Customize and configure Zenity's solution for the customer's workflows
  • Integrate with the customer's data, APIs, infrastructure, and identity/access patterns
  • Test, troubleshoot, and iterate alongside the customer, including live fixes
  • Feed field learnings and repeated workarounds back into Zenity's core product and roadmap
  • Own customer outcomes from ambiguous initial requests through stable deployment
  • Lead the customer in AI agent security best practices
  • Partner with the Customer Success Manager on rollout and ongoing maturity
  • Support deployment of Zenity features such as Outpost and Azure AI Foundry with infrastructure and engineering teams across India and the US
  • Test and validate Zenity detections across Azure AI Foundry, Fabric, and LLM features inside customer tenants
  • Translate customer observations and troubleshooting findings into reproducible engineering details
  • Advocate for customer requirements in Zenity's roadmap
  • Lead security investigations, create and manage incidents, and drive resolution
  • Serve as primary liaison between the customer and Zenity for support issues
  • Run weekly customer and Zenity sync meetings and track issues through closure

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Strong technical fundamentals and hands-on solution design/configuration experience
  • Comfort with ambiguity and high-stakes problems
  • Customer-facing engineering experience in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Professional Services Engineering, or Technical Consulting
  • Track record of building systems, integrations, or relationships
  • Comfort serving as Zenity's technical representative onsite inside a partner's building
  • Background in cybersecurity, cloud security, governance, or enterprise SaaS
  • Ideally hands-on exposure to productivity, AI, and data platforms
  • Experience building AI-powered applications, agentic systems, or AI governance tooling
  • Startup or high-growth experience
  • Strong communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity
  • Zenity's full benefits package
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Inclusive work environment