Qualification

Hands-on with containers and CI/CDCloud experience on AWSClient-facing confidenceAI-native development habitsComfort with ambiguityPrior forward deployedFamiliarity with NIST 800-53Experience building with LLMsAn active TS or TS/SCI clearanceWhat Success Looks LikeIn your first few months

Required

An active US Secret clearance (or higher) and the ability to maintain it. US citizenship is required. We can't sponsor a new clearance for this role.
5+ years of professional full stack development, shipping production software that real users rely on.
Strong front-end skills in TypeScript and a modern framework (React preferred).
Strong back-end skills in at least one of Python, Node.js, Java, or Go, plus REST and/or GraphQL API design.
Relational database experience (PostgreSQL or similar), including data modeling and query performance.
Hands-on with containers and CI/CD. Docker is a must; Kubernetes or OpenShift is a strong plus.
Cloud experience on AWS, Azure, or GCP. Government regions (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) are a plus.
Client-facing confidence. You've worked directly with end users or customer stakeholders, and you can explain technical tradeoffs in plain language.
AI-native development habits. You already use AI coding tools in your day-to-day work and know where they help and where they don't.
Comfort with ambiguity. You can make progress, and make sensible calls, without a fully formed spec.
We recognize that strong candidates may not meet every qualification listed. If this role excites you and your experience is adjacent to what we have described, we encourage you to apply.

Preferred

Prior forward deployed, field engineering, or embedded consulting experience.
Experience deploying into air-gapped or disconnected environments.
Familiarity with NIST 800-53, RMF/ATO processes, DISA STIGs, or FedRAMP.
A DoD 8140/8570-aligned certification (e.g. CompTIA Security+).
Experience building with LLMs: RAG, agent frameworks, evaluation, or running open-weight models on approved infrastructure.
An active TS or TS/SCI clearance.
What Success Looks Like
In your first few months, you will have built trusted relationships with client and TribalScale teams, developed a strong understanding of the client’s operating environment, and contributed working software to a meaningful business challenge.

Forward Deployed Full Stack Engineer (Active Secret Clearance) at Tribalscale · LumiJobs

Forward Deployed Full Stack Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)

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Qualification

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Preferred

Company

Tribalscale

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