Forward Deployed Engineer - Databricks - Forensic Discovery & Financial Crime

Senior Consultant - Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Databricks

Forward Deployed Engineers at Deloitte work alongside clients to help turn artificial intelligence opportunities into scalable business solutions. As a Senior Consultant - Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will design, build, and implement AI-enabled applications and data solutions in enterprise environments.

This role combines software engineering, data engineering, and client-facing delivery to help move solutions from concept to production. If you can translate technical complexity into business value, this role offers the opportunity to help clients accelerate adoption of generative AI capabilities.

Recruiting for this role ends on 9/30/2026

Work you'll do

As a Senior Consultant - Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Databricks on the Forensic, Discovery, & Financial Crime team, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and scaling AI-enabled solutions that help clients address complex business and technology needs.

• Collaborate with client stakeholders to define business needs, operational constraints, priority use cases, and measurable success criteria.
• Design, build, and integrate AI-enabled applications, application programming interfaces (APIs), machine learning models, data pipelines, and microservices tailored to client environments.
• Use AI-assisted development workflows to accelerate delivery while maintaining code quality, security, and maintainability.
• Lead implementation activities required to move solutions into production, including architecture, security, privacy, and access reviews.
• Troubleshoot technical and integration issues and optimize performance across Databricks and cloud-based enterprise environments.
• Create reusable assets, document workflows and support processes, and help client teams build the capabilities needed to sustain and extend delivered solutions.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Our Forensic, Discovery, & Financial Crime offering provides services to support anti-money laundering, discovery, business disputes, and investigations. We help protect brands from financial crime and other corporate misconduct, as well as empower organizations with advanced tradecraft and technology to combat emerging and evolving threats.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, data science, analytics engineering, or technical delivery roles, with experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or comparable cloud platform services
• 1+ years of experience with Databricks, including hands-on experience with one or more of the following: DBRX, MLflow, Ve job Work you'll do

As a Program and Engagement Support Consultant, Strategy, Growth, and Transformation on the team, you will be responsible for...

• Collaborating with teammates and clients to support strategy development, outreach planning, guidance updates, performance reporting, and identification of opportunities to enhance workforce awareness and engagement.
• Supporting the development and delivery of workforce-facing communications related to program initiatives, engagement activities, and talent updates for Promotions and Assignments programs.
• Creating targeted outreach materials, including leadership communications, stakeholder-specific messaging, internal articles, IPTV content, and other communication products to support program objectives.
• Coordinating outreach execution by submitting and tracking graphics, print, and digital signage requests, while supporting event logistics and in-person engagement activities.
• Maintaining and updating webpages, outreach trackers, and reporting tools to ensure information is accurate, current, and aligned with program priorities.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines

The team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Organization, Workforce, & Change offering shapes market-leading organizational strategies, delivers impactful change, and generates client value through the workforce, while leveraging data-driven insights and exceptional delivery execution.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years of experience in supporting program management initiatives, including task coordination and deadline tracking
• 1+ year of experience in event coordination support
• 1+ year of experience in managing communications, creating briefings, and managing content updates
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Active TS/SCI or above security clearance required

Preferred:

• Experience supporting federal clients, preferably in HR, talent, workforce, or internal communications environments.
• Familiarity with communications metrics, adoption/engagement reporting, or outreach performance tracking.
• Experience developing persona-based or audience-specific messaging strategies.
• Experience coordinating with internal publishing, design, or digital content teams.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $71,300 to $140,600.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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