Forward Networks is transforming how the world’s most complex networks are managed and secured. Founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, we built the industry’s first network digital twin, a mathematically precise model of the production network that gives IT teams unmatched visibility, verification, and agility across every major cloud and vendor environment.

Our customers include global leaders such as Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell, as well as fast-growing enterprises and government agencies. According to IDC, Forward Networks customers realize an average of $14.2 million in annual benefits through improved efficiency and security.

Backed by world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, and Threshold Ventures, Forward Networks offers a people-centric, innovative culture where brilliant minds are shaping the future of network reliability, security, and AI-ready operations.

Forward Networks is looking for a Senior Technical Support Engineer (Senior Customer Care Engineer).

Do you want to create a category and help build a special company?

Join a company that has been in the market 6+ years and has some of the top Federal agencies and F500/Global 2000 already buying and referenceable.

We are building a special team and hope you consider us if you want to have the experience of changing the networking world as we know it.

What you'll do:

As a Senior Customer Care Engineer (Federal), you will serve as a trusted technical advisor and escalation engineer for strategic Federal customers operating highly complex production networks.

Responsibilities:

Providing triage, prioritizing, and resolving technical issues for our top 

Requirements:

• Serve as the primary technical interface for assigned Federal customers
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across networking,  infrastructure, data collection, modeling, and analytics workflows
• Perform deep technical triage and root cause analysis for customer-  reported issues
• Recreate customer environments and scenarios to identify software defects and validate fixes
• Work directly with Engineering and Product Management to drive bug resolution, feature enhancements, and customer success outcomes
• Analyze network configurations, routing behavior, security posture, and infrastructure telemetry
• Support onboarding, deployment validation, upgrades, and operational health checks
• Leverage APIs, scripting, and automation to improve customer workflows and operational efficiency
• Assist customers with advanced use cases, including:
•network verification 
•path analysis
•outage prevention
•vulnerability and exposure analysis
•configuration compliance
•intent validation
•security posture analysis
•operational troubleshooting

•Develop and maintain technical documentation, knowledge transfer materials, and operational guidance
•Participate in after-hours escalation support as required for mission-critical customer environments
•Support classified customer engagements and on-site activities when necessary

What We’re Looking For
If you possess the TS/SCI with FSP and a strong networking foundation, we encourage you to apply.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP)
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Experience supporting production enterprise or service provider environments
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both engineers and executive stakeholders
• Strong customer-facing communication and professionalism
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced operational environments
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including:
• TCP/IP
• Routing and Switching
• VLANs
• BGP
• OSPF
• ACLs
• NAT
• DNS
• network segmentation

Up to 20% travel within a 2-hour radius of Washington DC required
Ability to participate in after-hours on-call rotation

Preferred Qualifications:

The following are preferred but not required:
• Experience supporting Federal or classified customer environments
• Familiarity with Linux administration and troubleshooting
Python, Bash, or other scripting experience
• API integration and automation experience
• Experience with network security technologies and operations
• Familiarity with large-scale vendor environments, including:
• Cisco
• Juniper Networks
• Arista Networks
• Palo Alto Networks
• Fortinet
• Exposure to cloud networking and hybrid infrastructure environments
• Experience with automation, telemetry, SNMP, REST APIs, or infrastructure-as-code concepts
• Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, compliance validation, or vulnerability management workflows

Why Forward Networks?

One of the Best Places to Work in Networking
At Forward Networks, you’ll work alongside some of the brightest minds in networking, security, and software engineering, including Stanford PhDs, industry veterans, and technical leaders who are redefining how modern networks are operated and secured.
We foster a highly collaborative culture where innovation, technical excellence, customer impact, and professional growth are valued. This is a place where engineers solve real problems, influence product direction, and work on technology that genuinely changes the industry.

Mission Impact That Matters

Our Federal customers support some of the most critical missions in the United States Government. The networks they operate directly impact national security, mission readiness, operational continuity, and cyber defense.
As part of the Federal Support organization, your work will help ensure these environments remain secure, resilient, compliant, and operational when it matters most.

Category-Defining Technology

Forward Networks is the leader in Network Digital Twin technology, delivering a mathematically accurate model of the network that enables organizations to verify behavior, reduce outages, improve security posture, and modernize operations.
Our platform models the entire hybrid multi-cloud network, giving customers unprecedented visibility and confidence across their infrastructure. You’ll work directly with cutting-edge technology that is transforming how the world’s largest organizations manage and secure their networks.

Customers Speak for Themselves
Organizations using Forward Networks have reported significant operational and business benefits through improved visibility, automation, verification, compliance validation, and outage prevention.

Growth and Opportunity

This role provides the opportunity to grow both technically and professionally while working directly with advanced enterprise and Federal environments.

You’ll gain exposure to:
• large-scale hybrid and multi-cloud networks
• advanced network security operations
• automation and API-driven workflows
• network verification and digital twin technologies
• cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Product teams
• mission-critical Federal customer operations

At Forward Networks, your work will directly influence customer success, platform evolution, and the future of network operations and security.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary +bonus is expected to be between $200,000/yr and $230,000/yr. The offered compensation may also include stock.

Forward Networks is transforming how the world’s most complex networks are managed and secured. Founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, we built the industry’s first network digital twin — a mathematically precise model of the production network that gives IT teams unmatched visibility, verification, and agility across every major cloud and vendor environment.

Our customers include global leaders such as Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell, as well as fast-growing enterprises and government agencies. According to IDC, Forward Networks customers realize an average of $14.2 million in annual benefits through improved efficiency and security.

Backed by world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, and Threshold Ventures, Forward Networks offers a people-centric, innovative culture where brilliant minds are shaping the future of network reliability, security, and AI-ready operations.

Forward Networks is looking for a Customer Success Engineer.

• Do want to create a category and help build a special company?
• Join a company that has been in market 5+ years and has some of the top Federal agencies and F500/Global 2000 already buying and referenceable.
• We are building a special team and hope you consider us if you want to have the experience of changing the networking world as we know it. 

What you’ll do:

As a Customer Success Engineer for our Federal team, you will be responsible for providing world class post-sales technical leadership to our client base.

Responsibilities:

• Providing advice and guidance as the Forward Networks subject matter expert to ensure successful ongoing usage and adoption of our technologies
• Taking ownership of post-sales technical issues, working with cross-functional teams to document problem resolution steps and troubleshooting procedures
• Walking customers through the various stages of adoption with Forward Networks Platform
• Walking directly with our internal Product Management, Engineering, Sales and Marketing teams.
• Some travel to customer locations (<10%)

Requirements:

• B.S. Computer Science or equivalent educational experience
• TS/SCI with a CI Clearance Required
• 5+ years of customer facing experience in a post-sales engineer role for a networking company, relevant software vendor, or as a network engineer for a large enterprise, service provider or Governmental agencies

Experience:

• Strong understanding of Networking and Security fundamentals
• Experience in working with multiple Network vendors (e.g. A10, Arista, Cisco, F5, Fortinet, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communications skills with a focus on needs analysis, positioning, business justification, and closing techniques; Superior presentation skills
• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills, combined with the ability to provide quick resolution to problems
• Demonstrable success in thinking strategically, executing tactically while providing consistent and high levels of customer satisfaction and retention in a fast-paced environment 

Highly Desired:

• One or more of the following certificates: CCIE, JNCIE or VCDX
• Experience in working for a startup company
• Working knowledge of API driven workflows and scripting languages (Python, bash, jq, graphql, etc)

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary +bonus is expected to be between $260,000/yr to $290,000/yr. The offered compensation may also include stock.

Forward Networks is transforming how the world’s most complex networks are managed and secured. Founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, we built the industry’s first network digital twin, a mathematically precise model of the production network that gives IT teams unmatched visibility, verification, and agility across every major cloud and vendor environment.

Our customers include global leaders such as Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell, as well as fast-growing enterprises and government agencies. According to IDC, Forward Networks customers realize an average of $14.2 million in annual benefits through improved efficiency and security.

Backed by world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, and Threshold Ventures, Forward Networks offers a people-centric, innovative culture where brilliant minds are shaping the future of network reliability, security, and AI-ready operations.

Forward Networks is looking for a Customer Care Engineer (Technical Support Engineer), Australia

Do you want to create a category and help build a special company?

Join a company that has been in the market 6+ years and has some of the top Federal agencies and F500/Global 2000 already buying and referenceable.

We are building a special team and hope you consider us if you want to have the experience of changing the networking world as we know it.

What you'll do:

As a Customer Care Engineer (Technical Support Engineer) for our Support team, you will be responsible for providing world class post-sales customer support and technical leadership to our client base.

Responsibilities:

Providing triage, prioritizing, and resolving technical issues for our top customers.

Identifying s/w bugs, recreate customer issues, and test/verify versions with s/w fix.

Working with Forward Engineering teams to resolve customer issues.

Escalating unresolved issues in a timely manner and maintaining direct communications with all stakeholders.

Requirements:

3+ years of technical customer support experience.

Experience working at a technical support center assisting a variety of customers.

Ability to cover NAM EST time zones

Participate in after hours on-call rotation

Experience:

Strong understanding of fundamentals in Networking, Cloud or Security

Strong written and interpersonal communications skills

Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills, combined with the ability to provide quick resolution to problems

Experience supporting a multi-vendor network (e.g. A10, Arista, Cisco, F5, Fortinet, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, AWS, GCP etc.)

Proven ability to work cross-functionally within a team-oriented environment.

Highly Desired:

 B.S. Computer Science or equivalent educational experience.

Python scripting experience

Kubernetes experience

Linux fundamentals

API debugging

Cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Forward Networks is transforming how the world’s most complex networks are managed and secured. Founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, we built the industry’s first network digital twin — a mathematically precise model of the production network that gives IT teams unmatched visibility, verification, and agility across every major cloud and vendor environment.

Our customers include global leaders such as Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell, as well as fast-growing enterprises and government agencies. According to IDC, Forward Networks customers realize an average of $14.2 million in annual benefits through improved efficiency and security.

Backed by world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, and Threshold Ventures, Forward Networks offers a people-centric, innovative culture where brilliant minds are shaping the future of network reliability, security, and AI-ready operations.

Forward Networks is looking for an experienced Technical Account Manager (TAM)/ Customer Success Manager (CSM). 

A Technical Account Manager acts as a trusted advisor and partner to our customers, ensuring they maximize value from our solutions while maintaining high satisfaction and retention. The TAM plays a crucial role in driving adoption, identifying growth opportunities, and aligning our technology with customers’ business goals. They provide guidance, best practices, and insights to help customers achieve their business objectives through the effective use of our platform.

Job Responsibilities:

• Customer Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with customers, acting as their primary point of contact and trusted advisor throughout the customer lifecycle.
• Product Adoption & Value Realization: Drive customer success by helping customers understand and effectively utilize the platform’s capabilities, ensuring they achieve their business goals and desired outcomes.
• Account Planning & Growth: Develop and execute strategic account plans that align with customers’ goals, identify expansion opportunities, and drive increased platform usage and adoption.
• Customer Advocacy: Act as the voice of the customer, collaborating with product and engineering teams to relay feedback, suggest improvements, and influence the development of new features based on customer needs.
• Onboarding & Training: Lead the onboarding process for new customers, delivering high level training to ensure customers quickly become proficient and comfortable with the platform.
• Health Monitoring & Reporting: Regularly monitor customer health metrics, develop customer success plans, and provide data-driven insights and reports to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with sales, engineering, and product management teams to align customer needs and drive mutual success.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical account management, customer success, or similar role within the technology industry, preferably with SaaS solutions.
• Strong understanding of how technology can solve business challenges and the ability to articulate this value to customers.
• Proven track record of building and managing customer relationships, driving product adoption, and delivering customer success.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels, including business users, IT teams, and executive leadership.
• Experience with CRM and customer success tools, as well as familiarity with data analysis methods for monitoring customer health.
• Problem-solving mindset, proactive approach, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel as needed to meet with customers and support their needs.

Desired Qualifications:

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels, including business users, IT teams, and executive leadership.
• Experience with CRM and customer success tools, as well as familiarity with data analysis methods for monitoring customer health.
• Problem-solving mindset, proactive approach, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel as needed to meet with customers and support their needs.

It’s a plus if you also have:

• Project Management experience and/or certifications (such as PMP).
• A solid understanding of Computer Networking and familiarity with common issues network engineers might encounter.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about building strong customer relationships, understanding customer business needs, and ensuring success through technology. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and have a customer-first mindset, we encourage you to apply.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary +bonus is expected to be between $175,000/yr to $ 200,000/yr. The offered compensation may also include stock.

Forward Networks is transforming how the world’s most complex networks are managed and secured. Founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, we built the industry’s first network digital twin, a mathematically precise model of the production network that gives IT teams unmatched visibility, verification, and agility across every major cloud and vendor environment.

Our customers include global leaders such as Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell, as well as fast-growing enterprises and government agencies. According to IDC, Forward Networks customers realize an average of $14.2 million in annual benefits through improved efficiency and security.

Backed by world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, and Threshold Ventures, Forward Networks offers a people-centric, innovative culture where brilliant minds are shaping the future of network reliability, security, and AI-ready operations.

Forward Networks is looking for a Customer Success Engineer

• Do want to create a category and help build a special company?
• Join a company that has been in market 5+ years and has some of the top Federal agencies and F500/Global 2000 already buying and referenceable.
• We are building a special team and hope you consider us if you want to have the experience of changing the networking world as we know it. 

What you’ll do:

As a Customer Success Engineer for our Enterprise team, you will be responsible for providing world class post-sales technical leadership to our client base and will be onsite at our customer in NY.

Responsibilities:

• Providing advice and guidance as the Forward Networks subject matter expert to ensure successful ongoing usage and adoption of our technologies
• Taking ownership of post-sales technical issues, working with cross-functional teams to document problem resolution steps and troubleshooting procedures
• Walking customers through the various stages of adoption with Forward Networks Platform
• Working directly with our internal Product Management, Engineering, Sales and Marketing teams.
• Some travel  (10%)

Requirements:

• B.S. Computer Science or equivalent educational experience
• 5+ years of customer facing experience in a post-sales engineer role for a networking company, relevant software vendor, or as a network engineer for a large enterprise, service provider or Governmental agencies
• Must be willing to be onsite at customer location in either Charlotte, NC/ Jersey City, NJ/ NYC.

Experience:

• Strong understanding of Networking and Security fundamentals
• Experience in working with multiple Network vendors (e.g. A10, Arista, Cisco, F5, Fortinet, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communications skills with a focus on needs analysis, positioning, business justification, and closing techniques; Superior presentation skills
• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills, combined with the ability to provide quick resolution to problems
• Demonstrable success in thinking strategically, executing tactically while providing consistent and high levels of customer satisfaction and retention in a fast-paced environment 

Highly Desired:

• One or more of the following certificates: CCIE, JNCIE or VCDX
• Experience in working for a startup company
• Working knowledge of API driven workflows and scripting languages (Python, bash, jq, graphql, etc)

Ideal candidate will be onsite at customer location in Charlotte, NC.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary +bonus is expected to be between $165,000/yr to $190,000/yr. The offered compensation may also include stock.

Forward Networks is transforming how the world’s most complex networks are managed and secured. Founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, we built the industry’s first network digital twin, a mathematically precise model of the production network that gives IT teams unmatched visibility, verification, and agility across every major cloud and vendor environment.

Our customers include global leaders such as Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell, as well as fast-growing enterprises and government agencies. According to IDC, Forward Networks customers realize an average of $14.2 million in annual benefits through improved efficiency and security.

Backed by world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, and Threshold Ventures, Forward Networks offers a people-centric, innovative culture where brilliant minds are shaping the future of network reliability, security, and AI-ready operations.

Forward Networks is looking for a Customer Success Engineer, Japan.

• Do you want to create a category and help build a special company?
• Join a company that has been in the market 7+ years and has some of the top Federal agencies and F500/Global 2000 already buying and referenceable.
• We are building a special team and hope you consider us if you want to have the experience of changing the networking world as we know it. 

What you’ll do:

As a Customer Success Engineer Japan, you will be responsible for providing world class post-sales technical leadership to our client base.

Responsibilities:

• Providing advice and guidance as the Forward Networks subject matter expert to ensure successful ongoing usage and adoption of our technologies
• Taking ownership of post-sales technical issues, working with cross-functional teams to document problem resolution steps and troubleshooting procedures
• Walking customers through the various stages of adoption with Forward Networks Platform
• Working directly with our internal Product Management, Engineering, Sales and Marketing teams.
• Some travel to customer locations (<10%)

Requirements:

• Must be fluent in Japanese and English, both written and spoken.
• B.S. Computer Science or equivalent educational experience
• 5+ years of customer facing experience in a post-sales engineer role for a networking company, relevant software vendor, or as a network engineer for a large enterprise, service provider or Governmental agencies

Experience:

• Must be fluent in Japanese and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong understanding of Networking and Security fundamentals
• Experience in working with multiple Network vendors (e.g. A10, Arista, Cisco, F5, Fortinet, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communications skills with a focus on needs analysis, positioning, business justification, and closing techniques; Superior presentation skills
• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills, combined with the ability to provide quick resolution to problems
• Demonstrable success in thinking strategically, executing tactically while providing consistent and high levels of customer satisfaction and retention in a fast-paced environment 

Highly Desired:

• One or more of the following certificates: CCIE, JNCIE or VCDX
• Experience in working for a startup company
• Working knowledge of API driven workflows and scripting languages (Python, bash, jq, graphql, etc)

Candidates will work remote with 10-20% travel requirement for customer and internal meetings.