Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security

Summary

Join TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence company, as a Forward Deployed Engineer and work directly with government customers to integrate TRM's SaaS offering with their systems. You will be responsible for the design, deployment, and support of containerized services in secure environments, leading the operationalization of TRM systems, building CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with customer teams. This role involves monitoring deployed systems, participating in the full software delivery lifecycle, and working in mission-critical environments. As an early team member, you will play a key role in building a safer financial system. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 4+ years of Python coding and cloud deployment experience on AWS, and familiarity with various technologies and security practices. Active TS/SCI clearance is required. The role offers a competitive salary and the possibility of equity participation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying code in Python
• Professional experience deploying cloud-native architectures on AWS, including services like S3, EMR, EKS, IAM, and Redshift
• Familiarity with LLM or AI/ML pipelines and secure deployment of ML models in production
• Familiarity with Apache Airflow (DAG development, scheduler tuning, custom operators)
• SQL skills—able to optimize queries with window functions, CTEs, and large datasets
• Familiarity with secure cloud environments and experience implementing FedRAMP/FISMA controls
• Experience deploying applications and data workflows on Kubernetes, preferably EKS
• Infrastructure-as-Code proficiency with Terraform or CloudFormation
• Skilled in GitOps and CI/CD practices using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills—able to interface confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% to client sites as needed
• Active TS/SCI clearance required (Polygraph or willingness to upgrade strongly preferred)

Responsibilities

• Work directly with mission-aligned government stakeholders to design, deploy, and support containerized services within secure cloud and on-premise environments
• Lead the deployment and operationalization of TRM systems—including configuration, hardening, monitoring, and scaling—within classified or airgapped networks
• Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to support infrastructure provisioning, service delivery, and ongoing system updates using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and GitOps practices
• Collaborate with customer engineering and operations teams to integrate TRM services into existing security architectures, data flows, and operational workflows
• Monitor deployed systems for performance, availability, and security posture; implement observability best practices and respond to incidents in collaboration with the customer
• Participate in full software delivery lifecycle from requirements gathering through to testing and secure deployment in mission-critical environments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in or with classified systems (e.g., JWICS, SIPRNet) preferred

Benefits

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $275,000
• Additionally, this role may be eligible to participate in TRM’s equity plan
• PTO, Holidays, and Parental Leave for full-time employees
• Remote-first company