AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in Washington, DC area
18 postings · 12 companies · median $191,000, half $166,000–$216,000
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$172,500–$260,100
$189,200–$372,900
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Herndon, VA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreHerndon, VA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Herndon, VA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreHerndon, VA +42
$80,400–$305,000
$160,000–$205,000
$90,786–$120,673
$100,000–$225,000
Senior Agentic Identity Security Manager
Arlington, VA · Irving, TX · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$293,800
$90,000–$200,000
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Washington, DC · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreWashington, DC +17
$190,000
$163,000–$190,000
AI Native Software Engineering Senior Manager/Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$112,900–$366,300
$100,000–$225,000
Thomson ReutersLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Solutions (AI)
Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +4 moreMclean, VA +5Hybrid
$137,200–$293,500
ID.meLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$62,800–$218,800
DatabricksLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$211,800–$291,300
14 of 18 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in Washington, DC area pay?
18 of 18 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $216,000, from 12 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in Washington, DC area require?
Of 18 postings, 16 state a minimum number of years, from 10 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 11 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (3) or 3 to 5 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in Washington, DC area?
These 18 postings come from 12 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (6), Appian (2), BCG (1), Capgemini (1) and CapTech Consulting (1).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in Washington, DC area remote?
1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 8 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 13 of the 18 postings.
Counted over the 18 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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. · How we read postings