Twelve Labs

Staff Solutions Engineer, Public Sector

Twelve Labs

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $220,000 - $235,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Embed directly with federal, state, and local government customers to understand their video analysis workflows, pain points, and operational requirements
  • Design and implement video understanding solutions using TwelveLabs' platform (semantic search, scene detection, object tracking, activity recognition, summarization) on government networks
  • Deploy our multimodal AI models in AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, FedRAMP environments, classified networks, and on-premises secure facilities
  • Build custom pipelines integrating TwelveLabs APIs with government systems like Palantir Foundry, Salesforce, SharePoint, and agency-specific platforms
  • Serve as the primary technical point of contact for your assigned customers—you own their success
  • Rapidly prototype solutions using real customer data and operational requirements
  • Translate mission needs into technical implementations, whether that's building video search interfaces, automated monitoring workflows, or content analysis systems
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues in secure environments and maintain high system availability
  • Manage engagement post deployment in air-gapped networks, classified systems, and secure facilities
  • Prepare and deliver security documentation for ATOs (Authority to Operate), CTFs (Certification to Field), and RMF compliance
  • Work within NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, and federal security frameworks
  • Interface with government security teams, ISSOs, and AOs to ensure compliant deployments
  • Bring field learnings back to product and engineering teams to shape the roadmap
  • Identify patterns across customer deployments that can be productized into platform features
  • Contribute to internal tooling, deployment automation, and reference architectures
  • Collaborate with ML engineers to optimize model performance for government use cases
  • Build trusted relationships with government program managers, technical leaders, and end users
  • Present technical solutions to senior government leadership and agency stakeholders
  • Understand customer missions deeply enough to propose solutions they didn't know were possible
  • Represent TwelveLabs at government conferences, industry days, and agency briefings

Requirements

  • Ability to attain, or already hold a TS/SCI clearance
  • Must be a US Citizen and eligible to maintain clearance
  • Willing to work on-site at customer locations in DC/VA/MD area (up to 40-60% of time)
  • Comfortable working in SCIFs and other secure facilities
  • BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of software engineering, ML engineering, or technical solutions experience
  • Strong coding ability in Python, or similar languages
  • Experience with cloud platforms (preferred: AWS. acceptable: Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Working knowledge of APIs, microservices, and modern software architecture
  • 1+ years deploying or operating software in government networks (classified or unclassified)
  • Familiarity with federal security frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, FISMA, STIGs)
  • Understanding of government procurement, workflows, and operational environments.
  • Can quickly learn new technologies, frameworks, and customer systems
  • Genuinely curious about understanding mission problems, not just deploying software.
  • Takes full responsibility for customer outcomes—no "not my job" mindset
  • Thrives in fast-paced environments and ships working solutions quickly
  • Can translate between technical implementation and mission impact
  • Comfortable with ambiguity, changing requirements, and evolving customer needs.
Benefits
  • Full health, dental, and vision benefits
  • Extremely flexible PTO and parental leave policy.
  • Office closed the week of Christmas and New Years.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Pythonmachine learningvideo analysissemantic searchscene detectionobject trackingactivity recognitionsummarizationAPIsmicroservices
Soft Skills
customer engagementproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationresponsibilitycuriosityadaptabilityrelationship buildingtechnical presentationmission understanding
Certifications
TS/SCI clearanceBS in Computer ScienceBS in EngineeringBS in Mathematics