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Founded by Marines who saw firsthand how outdated government acquisition systems held back frontline personnel, we help commercial software companies get mission-critical technology into the hands of government users faster - backed by FedRAMP High, DoD IL2-IL6/JWICS, GovRAMP, UK MOD, and NATO authorizations. Our team is mission-obsessed, collaborative, and decisive, and we’re proud to be Great Place to Work® certified.\nAbout the Role\nSecond Front Systems is looking for a technically credible, commercially astute, and operationally independent Solutions Engineer to strengthen our EMEA commercial organization.\nThis role sits at the intersection of engineering, mission, and government customers - translating technical architecture decisions into deployable, warfighter-ready capabilities while keeping pace with customer accreditation and deployment timelines. 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As a key partner to the commercial team, the Head of EMEA, Platform Engineering, and customers, you’ll build technical relationships with hyperscalers, cloud providers, primes, and systems integrators, support partner enablement, and deliver clean handoffs to implementation - serving as the voice of technical feasibility throughout the sales cycle.\nWork authorization & location: Candidates must hold the right to work in the EU and be based in the EU (Remote). Residency is required in whichever EU country you’re working from.\nEmployment type & schedule: This is a full-time, remote position based in the EU, with compensation stated in EUR. 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