Knowledge Manager (Knowledge Management Analyst, Senior)

Redwire; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Redwire is seeking a Knowledge Manager to strengthen and mature the enterprise knowledge architecture that supports operational excellence across the organization. This role leads the structured organization of information, particularly documentation, to ensure its consistency and alignment across business units regarding how information is categorized, maintained and accessed.

The Knowledge Manager will partner with IT to identify inconsistencies, recommend practical improvements, enhance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information management, Data Management, Business Administration, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of knowledge management, information architecture, enterprise documentation governance, or content management.
• Experience improving document management applications, including SharePoint structure and usability.
• Experience collaborating with IT on taxonomy alignment, metadata practices, or enterprise information architecture initiatives.
• Experience working within structured governance environments.
• Demonstrated ability to drive standardization across distributed or multi-site organizations.

Responsibilities

• Act as a knowledge owner and partner with IT and functional leaders to assess enterprise taxonomy, content classification and metadata tagging practices - recommending improvements for standardization, scalability, governance and user experience.
• Support enterprise data labeling and metadata consistency efforts by reinforcing established standards and promoting disciplined classification and Master Data Management practices.
• Proactively drive strategic enhancement and optimization of technical architectures, including refining site structure, document libraries, navigation and search capabilities.
• Strengthen enterprise documentation practices by improving organization, version control, and lifecycle management processes.
• Collaborate with the business leaders to refine the corporate policy and procedure framework, improving clarity, accessibility, and usability.
• Reduce duplication and fragmentation by establishing and maintaining authoritative content repositories.
• Partner with subject matter experts across functional areas to organize and structure critical documentation.
• Promote adoption of standardized documentation and information management practices across business segments.

Skills

Enterprise mindset

Systems thinking

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information management or related field

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

Redwire is an innovative space and defense technology company driving advanced capabilities across the aerospace sector. We are looking for a leader who can contribute to concept of operations development, mission solution design, and strategic analysis for spacecraft programs supporting National Security Space. This includes work spanning space domain awareness, space resiliency, mission autonomy, structures, sensors, and next‑generation space systems.

Position Summary

Redwire is seeking a Knowledge Manager to strengthen and mature the enterprise knowledge architecture that supports operational excellence across the organization. This role serves as the Knowledge Manager, acting in an Enterprise-wide position to lead the structured organization of information, particularly documentation, to ensure its consistency and alignment across business units regarding how information is categorized, maintained and accessed. Standard enterprise taxonomy, classification and accessibility of content is vital in large and growing companies and acting as a knowledge owner this role will partner with the information technology organization to identify inconsistencies, recommend practical improvements, enhance cohesion across existing systems and repositories, and facilitate the development of standard enterprise-wide platforms. The Knowledge Manager will play a central role in creating and reinforcing documentation standards, improving discoverability, and promoting disciplined information and knowledge management practices across the enterprise. This position requires a hands‑on individual and natural collaborator who understands the complexity of running a large portfolio of projects within a space and defense company or similar project‑based industry. An understanding of functional groups, operational processes and document types managed by an industrial company, along with working knowledge of enterprise class applications that support such organizations (e.g. ERP, HCM, EPM, CRM etc.) and the master data management considerations that go along with them is beneficial.

This is an onsite position based in Chantilly, Virginia.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a knowledge owner and partner with IT and functional leaders to assess enterprise taxonomy, content classification and metadata tagging practices - recommending improvements for standardization, scalability, governance and user experience.
• Support enterprise data labeling and metadata consistency efforts by reinforcing established standards and promoting disciplined classification and Master Data Management practices.
• Proactively drive strategic enhancement and optimization of technical architectures, including refining site structure, document libraries, navigation and search capabilities.
• Strengthen enterprise documentation practices by improving organization, version control, and lifecycle management processes.
• Collaborate with the business leaders to refine the corporate policy and procedure framework, improving clarity, accessibility, and usability.
• Reduce duplication and fragmentation by establishing and maintaining authoritative content repositories.
• Partner with subject matter experts across functional areas to organize and structure critical documentation.
• Promote adoption of standardized documentation and information management practices across business segments.

Ideal Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in information management, Data Management, Business Administration, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in knowledge management, information architecture, enterprise documentation governance, or content management.
• Demonstrated experience improving document management applications, including SharePoint structure and usability.
• Experience collaborating with IT on taxonomy alignment, metadata practices, or enterprise information architecture initiatives.
• Experience working within structured governance environments.
• Demonstrated ability to drive standardization across distributed or multi‑site organizations.
• Strong understanding of document lifecycle management and access controls.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, engineering, or other regulated industries preferred.
• General understanding of the Knowledge Management discipline.
• U.S. Citizenship required. Ability to obtain a security clearance may be required.

Desired Skills

• Enterprise mindset and strong systems thinking
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills with an ability to influence without direct authority
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills
• Excellent change management and leadership skills
• High standard for confidentiality and information integrity

Pay Range

$120,000 - $140,000

How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)

Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry‑specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.

For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR.