Software Engineer with Security Clearance

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. Your impact: 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 seeking a Software Engineer passionate about formulating new solutions, to join our on-site team in Northern Virginia.

We live a team-driven approach towards growth and innovations in a culture that fosters collaboration and camaraderie.

• Must work onsite in Chantilly, VA
• U.S. Citizen
• Experience with cloud technologies and DevOps (AWS) with strong experience in Kubernetes
• Solid experience with GO (or similar language), proficient in Python, Java
• Apply knowledge of software engineering and best practices for full software development life cycle
• Familiarity with coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, and testing
• Ability to design, build, test, and deploy within cloud technologies and on-prem technologies using DevOps techniques
• Knowledge of DevOps/CI/CD tools and benefits Here's what you'll need:
• Ability to interface with microservices and event-driven architectures - Experience working with both cloud ( AWS, Azure, or others) and on-premise solutions - Experience with ticketing to create, manage, and close-out development requirements - Ability to collaborate with other engineers to design and implement features - Ability to mentor less experienced software engineers.
• Proactively make recommendations where manual processes can be automated - Experience with open source and cloud native application - Knowledge of relational database and storage fundamentals - DevOps experience, to include version control, automated builds, automated testing, and continuous integration with tools such as Gitlab.
• Self-starter with strong innovative and analytical ability All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on May 18, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.