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# Forward Deployed Engineer - Security Clearance Required

- **Company:** Virtru Corporation
- **Location:** Honolulu, HI, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Github, Team Foundation Server, OpenShift, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes, Information Technology, Rancher, Bitbucket, Asynchronous Programming, Devsecops
- **Published:** May 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=07546c2b13b01286

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Video conferences (communication methods)?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Active U.S. TS/SCI Clearance required, w/ Full Scope preferred

 * Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a cloud engineer, demonstrating a strong understanding of SRE principles for highly scalable and reliable systems.
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
 * Proficiency in DevSecOps practices, with experience in source code repositories and CI/CD pipeline solutions such as Team Foundation Server/Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and GitHub.
 * Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and best practices for managing cloud infrastructure.
 * Familiarity with containerization, Kubernetes (k8s) and orchestration tooling such as OpenShift, Rancher, and Helm.
 * Ability to excel both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
 * Effective communication and collaboration skills with the on-site customer and the support team.
 * Willingness to work onsite 3-5 days per week in Columbia, MD., * Thinking outside of the box to respectfully challenge your teammates and managers in the pursuit of excellence
 * Strong sense of urgency with an action-oriented mindset
 * Able to collaborate and adapt to shifting priorities as business needs evolve
 * Comfortable with asynchronous communication including slack, email, zoom, etc.

## Description

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Virtru, you will play a pivotal role in driving continuous improvements in observability, performance, and reliability across our platform infrastructure. Your mission will be to enhance the operational excellence of our systems, making a significant impact on data privacy and security initiatives within the federal government sector., * Monitor platform and containerized applications to ensure optimal performance and availability.

 * Identify and mitigate performance and availability risks and issues in real-time.
 * Contribute to the development and optimization of core platform functions to establish a robust infrastructure.
 * Collaborate closely with internal teams and government clients on a daily basis.


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