This role pays less than
89%
of similar roles. Most pay
$146,500–$222,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$127k
versus about
$184k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting
Booz Allen Hamilton currently has
802 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$86,800–$198,000
across 783 roles with salary data.
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will join a team developing commercial-grade AI platforms and applications focused on defensive cyber operations, counter-AI, intelligence, and agentic AI. You will work directly with customers to understand technical environments, implement containerized components and playbooks, troubleshoot deployments, and validate system performance while translating feedback into product improvements. Your daily responsibilities involve architecting solutions, integrating products into customer environments, and supporting presales activities. The role requires expertise in DevOps infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP; container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes; and automation platforms including GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or Flux. You will utilize Python, Bash scripting, and Linux systems to manage CI/CD workflows. This position addresses the critical challenge of defending against AI attackers by deploying enterprise defenses that provide alerts for agentic threats and prevent denial of AI capabilities.
What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?
Median $215000 from 45 postings across 23 companies.
Kubernetes
GitLab CI
Ansible
CloudFormation
Terraform
Terragrunt
Python
AWS
Azure
GCP
Docker
CI/CD
Jenkins
AWS CodeDeploy
Bash
PowerShell
Linux
Windows Server
Zero Trust
Generative AI