Hybrid Forward Deployed Engineer

at Obviant

• Job title: Forward Deployed Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Arlington, United States

About the role

• Forward Deployed Engineer deploying analytics platform for Department of War. Collaborating with users and engineering teams to implement solutions that enhance decision-making processes.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operationalize Obviant’s analytics platform within the Department of War and related organizations, ensuring successful adoption and measurable mission outcomes.
• Work side-by-side with users to understand their workflows, pain points, and objectives.
• Design, implement, and iterate on configurations, data models, and workflows that bring clarity and automation to complex operational processes.
• Collaborate with our product and engineering teams to translate mission requirements into scalable product improvements.
• Act as the connective tissue between users and the technical stack — guiding organizations on how to use Obviant most effectively, and how to evolve their processes alongside it.
• Drive user training, onboarding, and sustained engagement to ensure enduring success in the field.
• Travel to customer sites and work directly alongside mission teams to support deployments and field adoption

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience, ideally in a mission-oriented or client-facing technical role.
• Candidates with 2+ years of relevant FDE experience, including an active or recent DoD security clearance, will also be considered.
• Clearance-ready (U.S. Citizen with eligibility and willingness to obtain a clearance).
• Strong technical acumen — able to understand complex systems, data workflows, and technical architectures.
• Experience implementing or deploying software in operational or government environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical users.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous and fast-changing environments, often interfacing with senior government stakeholders.
• Passionate about the defense mission and driven by impact more than optics.
• Prior experience in defense, national security, or government contracting preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule – We all have other things going on in our lives. Doctor visits, kids’ activities, dog walks — take care of it whenever you have to. And work from home when you need to.
• Competitive compensation + Sizeable equity – We’re building something with massive upside potential, and you’ll have ownership in that. This is ours.
• Flexible vacation time – Use what you want, as long as you’re taking care of what needs to get done.
• Full health, dental, and vision insurance.
• And more…