Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Quick Summary
Executive Customer Engagement Serve as the primary technical advisor for customer engagements, building trusted relationships with executive leadership, technical stakeholders, and business owners.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
- →7+ years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, machine learning, data engineering, solution architecture, or related technical roles.
- →Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams delivering enterprise software solutions.
- →Experience designing, building, and deploying AI/ML or Generative AI solutions in production environments.
- →Experience architecting distributed systems, APIs, microservices, cloud-native applications, or enterprise integrations.
- →Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or hybrid cloud environments.
- →Experience leading technical workstreams and translating business objectives into scalable technology solutions.
- →Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, automated testing, and production monitoring.
- →Excellent communication, leadership, consulting, and stakeholder management skills.
- →Proven ability to lead engineering teams in agile environments while remaining hands-on technically.
- →Ability to travel as required by project needs.
Nice to Have
~1 min read- Experience architecting Generative AI applications utilizing LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic AI, intelligent automation, or multi-agent systems.
- Experience establishing AI governance, evaluation frameworks, prompt engineering standards, model monitoring, and responsible AI practices.
- Experience implementing MLOps or LLMOps capabilities, including model deployment, monitoring, lifecycle management, and performance evaluation.
- Experience with modern data engineering platforms including Spark, Airflow, Kafka, streaming technologies, or enterprise data architectures.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience integrating enterprise systems using APIs, event-driven architectures, and messaging platforms.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity, privacy, governance, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Experience leading distributed engineering teams across hybrid or global delivery models.
- Experience supporting federal, healthcare, defense, or other regulated industry customers.
- Experience contributing to business development, technical strategy, solution architecture, and organizational engineering leadership.
- The opportunity to support high visibility federal missions in IT and healthcare
- A culture that values innovation, growth, collaboration, and quality
- Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies
- Comprehensive benefits for you and your family
- A career path that rewards ambition and performance
If you’re ready to push boundaries, sharpen your skills, and join a team that is passionate about building what’s next, we’d love to meet you. Apply today and let’s build a future together!
LTS shares salary ranges to promote transparency. Compensation ranges are provided for informational purposes, and final compensation may vary based on experience, skills, location, and role requirements.
LTS is committed to offering eligible employees comprehensive benefits that will provide them with options intended to meet their needs and the needs of their family.
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- July 3, 2026
- First seen
- July 3, 2026
- Last seen
- July 3, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 76%
- Scored at
- July 3, 2026
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