Systems Engineer - Cleared Programs

About Chainalysis Government Solutions

Chainalysis Government Solutions (CGS) is a wholly-owned Chainalysis subsidiary that provides blockchain intelligence solutions, including technology, training, and services to law enforcement, defense, intelligence and regulatory customers across the U.S. Government.

Blockchain technology is powering a growing wave of innovation. Businesses and governments around the world are using blockchains to make banking more efficient, connect with their customers, investigate criminal cases and track transnational threats. As the adoption of blockchain technology grows, more and more organizations seek access to all this ecosystem has to offer. That’s where Chainalysis comes in. We provide complete knowledge of what’s happening on blockchains through our data, services, and solutions.

With Chainalysis, organizations can navigate blockchains safely and with confidence.

As a Systems Engineer supporting Cleared Programs
, you’ll serve as a key technical bridge between Chainalysis Government Solutions and national security customers operating in highly sensitive environments. You’ll support the full technical lifecycle — from technical discovery, capability demonstrations, and proofs of value through deployment, integration, configuration, and ongoing operation of the platform in customer environments.

The role has a strong emphasis on on-premises infrastructure and requires the ability to operate independently within classified customer environments. You’ll work closely with customer technical stakeholders as well as Chainalysis product and engineering teams, translating customer needs and operational feedback into technical solutions and product direction. The ideal candidate is an experienced systems or solutions engineer with strong technical depth, excellent communication skills, an ownership mindset, and the ability to serve as a trusted technical advisor to both operators and executives.

Please note that this role requires you to be physically on-site with the customer in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area (WMA) on an as-needed basis.

In this role, you’ll:

• ILead technical discovery, capability demonstrations, and proofs of value with cleared customers

• Serve as the technical expert customers rely on, owning deployment, integration, and configuration of the Chainalysis platform within customer environments, both on-premises and cloud-based

• Lead the deployment and operation of solutions with a strong focus on on-premise infrastructure

• Diagnose, report, and independently resolve product and system issues while maintaining rigorous documentation

• Interface between customer technical stakeholders and Chainalysis product and engineering teams, building strong relationships based on technical expertise and trust

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and communicate key updates to customers and the internal CGS team

• Contribute technical responses to RFIs and RFPs and support pursuit teams as the on-premise subject matter expert

• Train and enable customer technical staff and troubleshoot alongside them

• Configure and integrate systems across customer environments, APIs, data integrations, and cloud infrastructure

• Translate customer requirements, operational feedback, and technical constraints into actionable recommendations for internal teams

• Actively learn the environments in which the Chainalysis platform operates in order to identify risks, constraints, and opportunities for improvement

We’re looking for candidates who have:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph required at the start

• U.S. citizenship required; this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, solutions engineering, sales engineering, or technical delivery for data platforms, analytics, cybersecurity, or SaaS products in classified environments

• Deep expertise with on-premise infrastructure and enterprise products, along with APIs, data integrations, cloud environments, and enterprise deployment patterns

• Proficiency with core Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, including EC2, VPC, ELB, RDS, S3, and EBS

• Strong Linux…