# Forward Deployed Engineer at Cato Networks

- Company: Cato Networks (catonetworks.com)
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Places: Atlanta, United States
- Posted: 2026-05-20
- Apply: https://www.catonetworks.com/careers/careers-post/4872205101?gh_jid=4872205101
- Page: https://ye.saranatour.dev/jobs/forward-deployed-engineer-cato-networks-kn714bje2ap23a1wq64mex98w98hdayq

## The posting

Forward Deployed Engineer
Cato Networks · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era.

As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents.

Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.

**The Field AI Engineering team**is a unique group of professionals combining strong technical expertise, rooted in a software engineering background, with excellent customer-facing skills.

In this role you will lead major customer engagements, both remotely and on-site, and tackle the most complex challenges faced by our customers. Some of these challenges will be addressed in-house by designing and developing tailored solutions for customer environments. Others will require close collaboration with our R&D and Product teams to deliver scalable and impactful solutions.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving hard technical problems while working directly with customers and influencing product direction.

**NOTE: This is a customer facing role. Previous sales or customer facing consulting experience is required.**

**Responsibilities**

- Drive AI Security deal success by handling complex technical sales engagements.
- Lead and participate in customer meetings, including technical deep dives, solution design sessions, and executive-level discussions, both remotely and on-site.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Product, R&D, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services, to deliver end-to-end customer solutions.
- Design and develop custom features, integrations, and tailored solutions to address customer-specific environments and challenges.
- Lead and support complex customer deployments, from initial design through implementation and validation.
- Act as a hands-on technical expert throughout the customer lifecycle, contributing wherever needed to ensure successful outcomes.

**Requirements**

- 5+ years of hands-on programming in Python, Node.js, or Go (you know one well, and you’re comfortable picking up the others).
- 1+ years working with AWS, Kubernetes, and RDS (you know your way around cloud-native deployments, scaling, and persistence).
- Proven experience in customer-facing roles (e.g., solutions engineering or product management), with a track record of translating customer needs into product feedback, integrations, and end-to-end solutions - Advantage
- B.Sc. in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent experience from a technological army unit.

**Why join us**

- Be part of a lean, elite team where your work doesn’t just sit in a backlog — you’ll ship real value, frequently, and see the impact.
- This is a unique opportunity to combine deep technical expertise with a highly customer-facing role.
- You’ll work on some of the most complex and dynamic customer scenarios, designing and delivering tailored solutions.
- This role offers significant impact, constant learning, and the chance to shape both customer outcomes and product direction.