Join Virtru as a Forward Deployed Engineer to enhance data security solutions for government agencies in mission-critical environments.
Posted by employer 5 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 3 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Deploy and configure Virtru's Data Security Platform across government environments
- Integrate DSP with government infrastructure
- Architect and manage containerized DSP deployments on Kubernetes
- Troubleshoot complex integration challenges
- Build and maintain deployment runbooks and automation scripts
Must have
- Active U.S. TS Clearance required
- 5+ years of experience as a deployment engineer or solutions engineer
- Strong hands-on experience with containerization and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with managing services on cloud infrastructure
- Hands-on experience setting up and troubleshooting certificate and DNS issues
Nice to have
- CI poly preferred
- Familiarity with Identity Providers
- Comfortable working in air-gapped environments
- Effective communication skills
- Willingness to travel to meet mission requirements
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Forward Deployed Engineer at Virtru, the individual will engage directly with government agencies to implement and optimize data protection solutions within secure environments. Key skills include expertise in containerization, Kubernetes, and integration with both Windows and Linux systems, alongside a strong background in customer-facing technical roles. This position is ideal for experienced engineers with a solid understanding of government compliance and security requirements. The role emphasizes collaboration with customer teams and offers a chance to contribute to national security initiatives.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 3 days ago — first seen on Joblaze September 23, 2026. Last confirmed on Virtru's careers page September 25, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,887).
- Starts above 97% of 95 comparable mid other roles in United States that list Linux we track (median $125,000 across 22 companies). See Linux salary trends
- Linux appears in 5.1% of 2961 comparable mid other roles in United States; cloud infrastructure appears in 0.2% of 2961 comparable mid other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Forward Deployed Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Northern Virginia - On-site.
- What's the salary range?
- Virtru lists $170,000–$200,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Forward Deployed Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Virtru is hiring for this position in Northern Virginia - On-site.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Active Directory, Azure, GCP, Group Policy, Helm.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Virtru targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Forward Deployed Engineer role at Virtru.
From the original posting
About Virtru:
Compensation: $170,000 - 200,000/year
Team & Position Details:
As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Virtru, you will work directly alongside government agencies and defense customers to deploy and operationalize Virtru's data protection solutions across mixed Windows and Linux infrastructures in secure, mission-critical environments. Working onsite at customer facilities, you'll serve as the technical bridge between Virtru's platform capabilities and agency-specific security requirements, deploying containerized workloads on Kubernetes while ensuring successful adoption of our Data Security Platform (DSP) within complex government infrastructures that span both Windows enterprise environments and Linux-based cloud-native platforms.
If you want to see the real-world impact of your work in national security, this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deploy and configure Virtru's Data Security Platform (DSP) across classified and unclassified government environments, adapting to customer-specific security controls, compliance frameworks, and infrastructure — including Windows Server, Linux, and Kubernetes clusters
- Integrate DSP with government infrastructure including Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows authentication systems, while supporting Linux-based and cloud-native microservices architectures
- Architect and manage containerized DSP deployments on Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift, Rancher), including Helm chart customization, pod networking, and persistent storage
- Work directly with customer technical teams to translate mission requirements into technical implementations, adapting DSP configurations to specific use cases and security postures
- Troubleshoot complex integration challenges across diverse technology stacks, coordinating between customer teams, Virtru Engineering, and third-party vendors to resolve blockers
- Build and maintain deployment runbooks, configuration guides, and automation scripts (PowerShift, Bash) tailored to government environments
- Surface field-observed gaps, edge cases, and enhancement opportunities to Virtru Product and Engineering based on real-world deployments
Requirements:
- Active U.S. TS Clearance required, w/ CI poly preferred
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a deployment engineer or solutions engineer, with expertise in customer-facing technical implementations and system integrations in government environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with containerization, Kubernetes (K8s), and orchestration tools such as OpenShift, Rancher, and Helm.
- Familiarity with managing services on cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Tanzu, etc.
- Hands-on experience setting up and troubleshooting certificate and DNS issues on Kubernetes, Linux, and Windows environments.
- Familiarity with Identity Providers (IdPs) such as Keycloak, PingFederate, etc.
- Comfortable working in air-gapped environments.
- 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 and travel to meet mission requirements.
Additional perks include:
- Competitive compensation
- Generous parental, medical, and bereavement policies
- 401K contribution and stock options
- Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
- New Hire Swag and IT Welcome boxes
- Structured semi-annual 360° performance reviews
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