Solutions Engineer
Second Front Systems · Remote · Remote ·
COMPENSATION
€110k – €130k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (EU)
- €110k-€130k base
- AWS, Azure, GCP
- Defense/GovTech focus
- Travel across EMEA
Join a venture-backed company accelerating access to emerging technologies for the U.S. and allied governments. As a Solutions Engineer, you will own the technical sales path from discovery to close, ensuring solutions meet strict security and sovereignty constraints.
You will partner with commercial teams and platform engineering to assess customer environments, develop credible architectures, and clear technical blockers. The role requires balancing customer accreditation timelines with engineering feasibility across the EMEA region.
What you'll do
- Own technical discovery and qualification for EMEA opportunities
- Develop architectures covering cloud, networking, and data residency
- Deliver demonstrations and run proofs of value for customers
- Identify technical blockers and coordinate with Platform Engineering
- Support technical RFI/RFP responses and customer workshops
- Build reusable demos and maintain technical notes on opportunities
- Translate security requirements into realistic deployment schedules
- Align engineering roadmap with regional accreditation windows
What you'll need
- 3+ years in technical customer-facing roles like solutions engineering
- 2+ years hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Familiarity with containers, CI/CD, IaC, networking, and APIs
- Ability to script or code for troubleshooting integrations
- Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
- Fluent English and right to work in an EU country
- Willingness to travel across the EMEA region
Nice to have
- Experience in defense, govtech, or regulated industries
- Familiarity with NATO, UK MOD, or FedRAMP frameworks
- Relevant cloud certifications from AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Fluency in an additional European language
- Experience supporting partner or channel enablement
Stack
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Containers
- CI/CD
- IaC
- APIs
How you'll work
- Fully remote within the EU
- Residency required in EU country of employment
- Full-time employment
- Travel across EMEA expected
What you get
- Base salary between €110,000 and €130,000
- Equity awards included
- Discretionary bonuses available
- Great Place to Work certified