Platform Engineer

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Knack Works is seeking a qualified and highly motivated Junior to Mid-Level Platform Engineer to support the design, implementation and maintenance of our specialized developer platforms. The role is ideal for someone with hands-on experience building and maintaining platforms, automating infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring security and compliance, collaborating with development teams and providing tools to help developers within the platforms.

Knack Works offers an employer funded Profit-Sharing Plan (PSP) valued up to 25% of base salary and an Individual Benefits Account (IBA), a use or get paid out benefits package, also valued up to 25% of base salary to cover medical benefits.

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Hands-on exposure to real-world, rewarding projects
• Supportive team environment with mentoring by some of the best in the field
• Competitive salaries, and outstanding benefits package with many lucrative perks
• Training and certification support

• Manage Linux systems (on-premise and cloud infrastructure)
• Provide hardware and software support for users, customers and personnel
• Collaborate with a team of engineers to design, implement and test features and functionality to support Knack Works' high performance computing products
• Support the development of system documentation
• Develop and define techniques and tools to support the most efficient solution to meet program needs
• Maintain and provide technical expertise in all areas of hardware, software and networking
• Ability to troubleshoot systems, performance, and security issues
• Follow change management and implementation best practices
• Collaborate with systems, security, and support teams as needed
• Scripting experience (e.g., bash, python, ansible, etc)
• Execute and coordinate the end-to-end remediation of critical and high-risk vulnerabilities, including analysis, patching, mitigation, and validation.
• Deploy, upgrade and manage containerized applications in a Kubernetes Cluster
• Build containerized applications to include building containers, writing helm charts, and testing helm deployments in Dev and Test Kubernetes Clusters
• Automate infrastructure tasks using tools such as Ansible, Python or Bash

• 3-7 years of hands-on Linux system administration experience
• At least 1 year of experience working with Kubernetes Clusters or related cloud native technology
• Knowledge of Dev Ops practices and automation
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Experience with installation and implementation of hardware, software and networking equipment
• Familiarity with common hardware vendors (e.g., HP, Dell, etc.) and cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation
• Strong troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and collaborations skills with the ability to work in a team environment
• Experience working in development and operational environments
• A current active TS with SCI eligibility and willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Ability to obtain a CompTIA Security+ CE certification within the first 6 months of employment

• Current TS/SCI with Poly
• Hypervisor configuration and maintenance experience (e.g., VMware, Libvirt)
• Experience with:
  • Exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure or similar)
  • Experience…