# Director of Forward Deployed Engineering at Tenex

- Company: Tenex
- What the company does: Unlock Real Estate Operational Excellence. Backed by 500 Global.
- Company website: https://tenex.io
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Kansas City Metro
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-07-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tenex/b2501a2a-4a55-40ff-b08c-430d76fbaa53
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tenex-director-of-forward-deployed-engineering/

## About the role

TENEX is an AI-native, automation-first, built-for-scale Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider. We combine cutting-edge AI with human expertise to deliver security operations that are better, faster, and more cost-effective than traditional approaches. We're a fast-growing startup backed by industry experts and top-tier investors led by Crosspoint Capital. Our team is mission-driven, customer-obsessed, and building something that matters — a new standard for how security operations should work.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years in security engineering, security operations, or detection engineering, with 3+ years managing engineers (ideally managing leads/managers)
- Integration engineering — data-source onboarding, connector/API development, and normalization across platforms
- Demonstrated track record building repeatable delivery at scale — playbooks, quality gates, capacity planning — not just running individual projects
- Strong customer-facing communication, can own a delivery relationship with a customer security team
- Comfort with multi-tenant delivery and content-as-code / CI/CD workflows

Tags: FDE