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Rackner

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Consulting • Defense • Artificial Intelligence

Rackner is a technology company specializing in applying emerging technologies to mission-critical problems in both the public and private sectors. As a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider, Rackner's experienced engineers manage large clusters in production environments for major organizations. The company focuses on cloud-native solutions, DevSecOps, AI, and platform development to modernize business-critical applications. Rackner is also involved in developing innovative systems using Edge, IoT/Mobile, and VR technologies. The company has been recognized on the Inc 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies and has secured significant contracts with the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.

📋 Description

• Support technical demos, R&D events, solution walkthroughs, and mission-focused engagements • Work with R&D engineers and technical leadership to understand platform capabilities and communicate them clearly to stakeholders • Translate customer, user, or mission feedback into actionable technical requirements for the R&D team • Help bridge operational needs and software/platform implementation • Assist with technical implementation, configuration, integration, and validation of prototype capabilities • Participate in build, demo, feedback, and iteration cycles for emerging R&D solutions • Explain technical concepts, system behavior, and solution tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences • Capture stakeholder feedback and help prioritize improvements, enhancements, or follow-on development • Collaborate with engineers to test, troubleshoot, and refine software capabilities in cloud-native or containerized environments • Support documentation, demo preparation, technical briefings, and post-event feedback summaries • Represent Rackner’s technical work in collaborative settings

🎯 Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required due to federal contract requirements • Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance • Background in solutions engineering, software development, systems engineering, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or a related technical discipline • Experience collaborating with engineering teams to deliver software, cloud, infrastructure, or platform capabilities • Ability to explain complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences • Skilled at gathering user, customer, or stakeholder needs and converting feedback into actionable requirements • Familiarity with APIs, cloud services, containers, DevSecOps practices, and modern software delivery approaches • Ability to work independently in ambiguous, prototype-driven, or fast-moving settings • Willingness to travel approximately 15% for R&D events, demos, collaboration sessions, or mission engagements • Preferred: Active Secret clearance or higher • Preferred: Background supporting DoD, Air Force, Platform One, Big Bang, mission planning, C2, ISR, autonomy, or defense software initiatives • Preferred: Participation in demos, pilots, field events, customer-facing discussions, technical briefings, or live exercises • Preferred: Experience collaborating with operators, mission users, customers, or cross-functional stakeholders • Preferred: Hands-on skills with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Go, FastAPI, Postgres, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, or CI/CD tooling • Preferred: Knowledge of solution integration, prototype validation, platform configuration, or implementation activities • Preferred: Ability to create documentation, demo materials, solution briefs, and stakeholder feedback summaries • Preferred: Exposure to AI-enabled systems, LLMs, automation-focused software, data-driven tools, or autonomy-related technologies • Preferred: Familiarity with secure delivery practices, observability, infrastructure-as-code, and compliance-focused engineering approaches

🏖️ Benefits

• Company-supported certifications aligned to current and future program work, including cloud, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, security, AI/ML, project management, and related technical areas • Clear advancement tracks and future leadership opportunities • 401(k) with 100% match up to 6% • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage • Generous PTO and paid holidays • Home-office equipment plan and remote work support • Fitness and wellness reimbursement • Weekly pay schedule and modern perks, including team events