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Founded in 2015, Knack Works was formed to address the demand for cutting-edge development environments within the intelligence community. Knack Works is focused on providing scalable, automated solutions that enable our customers to perform their national security missions in an ever-changing environment of new technologies and evolving threats. Our flagship product, the "Knack Stack," introduces flexible and automated hybrid cloud infrastructure as a service for cloud-agnostic deployments and automation. It's designed to automate data management and security. Today, we are fortunate to realize our vision. We operate independently as Knack Works, a subsidiary of Jacobs, retaining our identity as a small business yet with support from a large company. Knack Works is seeking a Systems Engineer to help coordinate the development, deployment, and maintenance of our services and systems to a government customer. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working across multiple areas of the System Engineering lifecycle. Responsibilities: • Coordinate with Government customers and their representatives regarding program status and deliverables • Conduct internal coordination with multiple matrixed teams to ensure program success • Build and maintain program plans and program schedules • Maintain and manage updated system documentation • Build training material and conduct training sessions with system users • Seamlessly implement technical architectures into cloud infrastructure, including design, maintenance, support, and planning • Work through the development lifecycle with cloud technologies, including CI/CD releases • Architect and implement cloud security features, to include ensuring interfacing with identity services and the proper processing of sensitive data from a protection, encryption, transport, storage, access, and auditing standpoint

Bachelors in Business Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar degree

Minimum 10 years of technical engineering experience

Have and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance

Demonstrated experience with System Engineering Lifecycle

At least 8 years of experience working within the Intelligence Community

Experience working within an incremental development framework

Ability to coordinate with a diverse group of technical experts

Must be willing to work on-site in Northern Virginia

Preferred:

Demonstrated experience providing technical documentation and presentations to customers

Working knowledge of Linux

Experience with Kubernetes environments

Current DoD 8570 IAT II Certification (Security+) or higher certification or ability to obtain certification within 4 weeks of starting role

Total compensation at Knack Works incorporates three primary components, base salary + an Individual Benefit Account (use or get paid out) + Profit Sharing Plan (no vesting period), plus a list of fringe benefits that further support total well-being (i.e., flexible work hours, casual dress, gym use, employee discounts, + more)! Base salary is just one aspect of compensation at Knack Works.

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