MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to join our team in Washington, DC The Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) will leverage their strong technical background and knowledge to support the Sponsor’s system accreditation efforts, to include creating Body of Evidence (BOE) documentation, responding to/implementing/documenting required controls, and completing required tasks/actions.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Lead complex end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production alongside strategic customers while managing technical delivery from prototype to stable production.
Build full-stack systems using Python and JavaScript that deliver customer value, while maintaining system baselines and configuration management items.
Embed closely with customer teams to understand their needs, guide adoption, and document required security controls.
Scope technical work, sequence delivery, remove blockers early, and maintain a robust library of technical documentation.
Make critical trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality to adjust plans, protect delivery, and recommend process improvements.
Codify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks while conducting routine vulnerability scanning across networks.
Share field feedback to help internal teams improve model behavior and optimize how systems meet all requirements.
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma/GED with 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in Information Systems Security or engineering and technical deployment.
Experience delivering complex systems in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and navigating complex data flows.
Experience writing and reviewing production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacks.
Experience building or deploying systems powered by LLMs or generative models and understanding how model behavior affects product experience.
Experience with Spec Driven Development, Harness Engineering and/ or Agentic Solutions.
Knowledge of RAG, Hybrid RAG, MCP
Experience creating, maintaining, and communicating complex information technology documentation across a large team.
Preferred Qualifications:
AWS, Azure or other Cloud/ AI Certifications
Experience with primary cyber risk, compliance automation tools, or governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks.
Knowledge of Palatir and/or Databrinks.
Clearance Requirements:
An active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets and office machinery.
Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
MANTECH is more than a technology company. We are a company dedicated to service, and we consider our work a part of the public trust. The people of MANTECH are privileged to work for the security of the United States, the welfare of our service members and veterans, the protection of our communities, and the cause of better health care.
We have served the nation for more than 57 years, and in that time we have continually changed and grown to provide the technology that government needs to meet new challenges. We seek people with the same strong ethic of service, creativity, energy, and dedication to serving our country.
We are comprised of more than 9,800 talented employees around the world. Nearly 40% of our employees are veterans. Many others come from the Intelligence Community, Homeland Security and federal civilian agencies. We understand our customers’ challenges because we know their world firsthand.
When Federal managers and military leaders face tough challenges in cyber, data collection & analysis, enterprise IT or systems and software engineering, they turn to MANTECH to get the job done right. These professionals trust MANTECH and stay with us for years because we understand their needs and tackle their most complex challenges head on. They know that reaching their goal is our ultimate objective.
