Junior Solutions Engineer

Location: Hybrid– Patuxent River. Must be local to Patuxent River, MD.

Compensation: $75,000 - $110,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Employment Type: Full-Time

What you can expect as the Junior Solutions Engineer at Fortress…

As a Junior Solutions Engineer at Fortress, you’ll support the deployment and customization of cybersecurity risk management solutions for our defense sector customers. Working alongside Delivery, Sales, Product, and Customer Success teams, you’ll help translate client needs into practical, compliant, and technically sound solutions that align with defense standards and mission-critical requirements. This is an entry-to-mid-level role, ideal for professionals eager to build their expertise in solutions engineering while contributing to the defense industry’s most pressing cybersecurity challenges.

Responsibilities

• Configure, demonstrate, and support Fortress’s cybersecurity solutions for defense clients.
• Deliver technical presentations that clearly communicate solution value to stakeholders.
• Support solution delivery to ensure compliance with federal and defense cybersecurity standards (e.g., NIST, CMMC, DFARS).
• Maintain and enhance demo environments to showcase the latest platform capabilities.
• Gather and document customer requirements under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Translate customer feedback into actionable requirements for product and engineering teams.
• Create clear process flows, documentation, and user guides to support both internal teams and customer success.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product, and Engineering to ensure solutions are both technically feasible and defense-compliant.
• Provide field insights and customer feedback to inform product roadmap discussions.
• Participate in testing and validating new product features before release.
• Build knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, risk management principles, and defense-sector requirements.
• Stay current on industry standards and emerging defense cybersecurity threats.
• Develop the skills to independently deliver technical demos and customer workshops over time.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in a technical role (e.g., IT, cybersecurity, risk management, or solutions engineering).
• Experience in customer-facing or support roles, ideally with defense or government clients.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear, actionable information.
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, CMMC, ISO 27001) and supply chain security principles.
• Familiarity with process documentation, solution diagrams, or workflow tools.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (required).
• Willingness and ability to work onsite in Patuxent River, Maryland (required).
  
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AI-enabled tools in cybersecurity or risk platforms.
• Security-related certifications (e.g., Security , Network , CMMC-focused training) preferred but not required.
  
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent professional work experience required.
  
  
  

Employee Benefits

• Remote and Hybrid working environment
• Competitive pay structure
• Medical, dental, vision plans with employees covered up to 90% with highly progressive options for dependents and families
• Company paid life, short- and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Access to thousands of Learning & Development courses that range from mental health and wellbeing, stress, and time management to an array of technical and business-related courses
  
  
  

Employment Perks

• We provide each employee with professional growth opportunities through succession planning, up-skilling, and certifications
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Employee Referral Programs
• Company Sponsored Events
  
  
  

Fortress is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Fortress Information Security takes part in the E-Verify process for all new hires.

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will have to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.