Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE Lead)
ewminds consulting Services · Posted Nov 10, 2026
- East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Full-time · Lead
- 14+ years
Lead a portfolio of forward-deployed engineering engagements across business and platform domains, serving as the senior technical lead in discovery and solution design.
Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of forward-deployed engineering engagements across business and platform domains; define priorities, allocate resources, and ensure delivery of measurable outcomes within defined timelines.
- Serve as the senior technical lead in discovery and solution design with executive stakeholders; translate ambiguous opportunities into actionable, production-ready plans.
- Own and evolve forward deployment methodologies, including engagement standards, delivery playbooks, and handoff frameworks.
- Champion a reuse-first approach, driving the creation of reusable patterns, reference architectures, and platform contributions from field learnings.
- Establish and enforce engineering quality standards, including secure-by-default practices, observability, testability, and operational readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Nice to have: advanced degree
- Nice to have: financial services experience
- Nice to have: regulated industries
- Nice to have: solutions engineering