Cyber - GCP Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations and significant travel
42 postings · 29 companies · 35 state pay: median $208,000, half $180,000–$226,000
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$112,900–$366,300
$280,000–$320,000
$185,000–$300,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$185,000–$300,000
Cyber - AWS Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$80,400–$316,300
$142,800–$304,200
$130,000–$185,000
$159,100–$265,100
$190,900–$334,100
$182,770–$269,080
$131,000–$218,300
$107,700–$179,500
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
ArtisanPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
flexportPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
$180,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$250,000
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Washington, DC
$166,400–$208,000
$154,000–$208,000
Tessera LabsPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployed Strategist
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$150,000–$210,000
$154,000–$205,000
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Colorado Springs, CO
$166,400–$249,000
Fundamental Research LabsPlans what the customer deploys first
Solutions Architect
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$150,000–$210,000
$171,200–$256,800 · OTE
AlationPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Deployment Strategist, Governance & Industry Advisory
USRemote
$122,681–$165,619
SeekrPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
Austin, TX · Reston, VAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
LiberatePlans what the customer deploys first
Founding Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$260,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
Hippocratic AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (Life Sciences)
Palo Alto, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$182,000–$250,208
17 of 42 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations and significant travel pay?
35 of 42 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $226,000, from 24 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations and significant travel require?
Of 42 postings, 21 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (7) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations and significant travel?
These 42 postings come from 29 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (7), Salesforce (3), Accenture (2), Afresh (2) and Databricks (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations and significant travel remote?
8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 14 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 16 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 42 of the 42 postings.
Counted over the 42 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings