Hybrid Forward Deployment Engineer

at TENEX.AI

• Job title: Forward Deployment Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Cyber Security, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Logstash, Python, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Kansas City, United States

About the role

• Forward Deployment Engineer implementing and integrating TENEX’s AI-driven security solutions for clients. Collaborating with customer success teams to ensure technical delivery and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to implement and integrate TENEX’s security solutions within their environments.
• Lead and support the deployment of data shipping technologies, ensuring proper configuration and troubleshooting.
• Develop, test, and maintain Logstash pipelines and Grok patterns to ensure reliable parsing of security logs.
• Provide hands-on technical support and troubleshooting to ensure smooth deployment and operation.
• Collaborate with Security Operations and Engineering teams to tailor solutions to customer needs.
• Demonstrated experience across disciplines including data ingestion, normalization, modeling and automations to create key deliverables including playbooks, dashboards, reporting, etc.
• Develop automation scripts, integrations, and other configurations to enhance deployment efficiency.
• Design, build, and maintain custom data parsers to transform raw security logs and data from various customer systems (e.g., SIEMs, cloud platforms, threat intelligence feeds, etc) into a normalized format for our platform.
• Conduct technical onboarding sessions and training for new customers.
• Act as a technical advisor ensuring customers maximize the value of TENEX’s offerings.
• Continuously assess environments and recommend improvements to optimize security posture.
• Assist in documenting best practices, deployment guides, and technical playbooks.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud engineering, DevOps, or a similar field.
• Demonstrated basic experience across disciplines including data ingestion, normalization, modeling and automations to create key deliverables including playbooks, dashboards, reporting, etc.
• Strong understanding of security technologies such as SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and cloud security.
• Proficiency with Google SecOps and Logstash.
• Direct experience with data pipeline technologies such as OTEL, Bindplane, Cribl, Databahn, and Abstract.
• Experience with scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with networking, security operations, and incident response workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
• Passion for cybersecurity, automation, and customer success.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Engineer, or CISSP are a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.