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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist (Public Sector)

Cohere Ottawa, ON Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

CA$215K - CA$385K per year

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Description

Cohere is committed to fair and transparent pay practices. The compensation range for this role reflects the expected compensation, with a base salary of CA$215K – CA$385K and equity offerings.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist (Public Sector), you will work directly with public sector customers to quickly understand their greatest problems and design and implement solutions using Cohere's stack. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how enterprises harness the power of AI in real-world applications.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end deployment of North in private cloud and on-premises environments, including planning, configuration, testing, and rollout.
  • Partner with enterprise IT teams to assess infrastructure, security requirements, and data management practices.
  • Experiment at a high velocity and with a high level of quality to engage customers and deliver solutions that exceed their expectations.
  • Design and implement deployment strategies tailored to client needs, ensuring compliance with data privacy and security standards.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve deployment-related technical issues, providing timely solutions to minimize downtime.

Requirements:

  • Experience working directly with customers.
  • Experience deploying enterprise software in private/hybrid cloud environments.
  • Proven experience administering production Kubernetes clusters and expertise with Helm.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and tools like Git for version control.
  • Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP), networking, and virtualization.
  • Ability to excel in fast-paced environments and execute while priorities and objectives are a moving target.
  • Familiarity with Canadian public sector security and compliance requirements (e.g., data sovereignty, access controls).

Benefits:

  • A weekly lunch stipend of $75 or equivalent in local currency.
  • Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
  • RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
  • 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months.
  • Annual enrichment benefits for arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and workspace improvement.
  • Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
  • 6 weeks of paid vacation.
  • Budget for traveling to other offices and an annual company offsite.
  • $500 home office stipend.

Skills

Nice to have

  • Canadian public sector security and compliance requirements

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cohere/52a2b83b-7537-4e88-af7b-e4e9630a96e0

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