System Administrator

Knack Works, a subsidiary of Jacobs, was created 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. We are in search of a System Administrator passionate about formulating new solutions, to join our on-site team in Northern Virginia. We live a team-driven approach towards growth and innovation in a culture that fosters collaboration and camaraderie.

Experience with cloud technologies and DevOps (AWS, Kubernetes)

Experience working as a systems maintainer

Experience with Microsoft Windows and some RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) installation system administration

Experience supporting implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of applications

Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning

Experience with ticketing to create, manage, and close-out development requirements

Proactively make recommendations where manual processes can be automated

Self-starter with strong innovative and analytical ability

Possess TS/SCI

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