Apply on company website Arlington, VA; Rome, NY: Hanscom, MA; Tacoma, WA Hybrid Full-time USD 110,000 – 180,000 / year

Raft is hiring a Senior Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and manage full lifecycle operations for clusters and applications
  • Collaborate with clients to design, develop, and deploy containerized solutions using Kubernetes or Docker across cloud and on-premise environments
  • Create and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for efficient software delivery
  • Implement GitOps practices to streamline and secure software deployment workflows

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in related technical fields
  • At least 3 years working with Docker and Kubernetes, including setting up production-grade clusters and ensuring compliance standards
  • Hands-on experience developing and managing data-heavy platforms using streaming technologies such as Kafka, Pinot, or Flink
  • Proven background in data management systems, including ETL processes, data governance, and storage solutions
  • Experience working with AWS or other major cloud platforms
  • Demonstrated ability in building, deploying, and automating release and orchestration systems
  • Familiarity with monitoring Kubernetes environments using tools like Prometheus and Grafana, and logging with Fluentbit, Kibana, or Loki
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
  • Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines using GitLab Runners
  • Willingness and ability to obtain Security+ certification within the first 90 days of employment

Nice to Have

  • Current Secret or Top Secret clearance with eligibility to maintain TS/SCI
  • Strong working knowledge of Helm Charts for Kubernetes package management
  • Experience using multiple dependency and package managers such as Maven, Gradle, NPM, and Yarn
  • Understanding of Istio service mesh for microservices communication
  • Background supporting enterprise-level cloud applications or infrastructure
  • Programming experience in automation languages such as Python or Go
  • Skilled in setting up and troubleshooting complex CI/CD systems

Compensation

Highly competitive salary, fully covered healthcare (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) with company match, generous PTO plus 11 paid holidays, education and training benefits, annual tech budget, monthly snack delivery, flexible work arrangements, team off-sites, referral bonuses, and additional perks

Work Arrangement

Hybrid – Arlington, VA; Rome, NY; Hanscom, MA; Tacoma, WA

Our Vision Statement

We connect people and data through radical transparency and a relentless focus on mission impact.

Our Customer Obsession

Every project is treated as a product with a customer-first mindset. As the organization grows, internal teams will serve each other as customers, fostering scalable, mission-driven collaboration that extends to external clients and integrated teams.

Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies

  • Modernizing public-sector systems is essential for building a better future. We aim to solve complex challenges through innovation, enabling a more efficient, accessible, and collaborative world for current and future generations.
  • Our guiding principle is Ubuntu: 'I Am, Because We Are.' We uplift one another, value diverse perspectives, and operate as a hyper-collaborative team where every individual contributes uniquely. Our culture of inclusion and innovation defines who we are.

Other

  • U.S. citizenship is required for all positions supported by our programs.
  • All work must be performed within the continental United States.
  • Up to 25% travel may be required.
  • Active Secret or Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI is preferred.

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Required Skills
DockerKubernetesAmazon Web ServicesInfrastructure as Code
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Job Details
Location Arlington, VA; Rome, NY: Hanscom, MA; Tacoma, WA
Work mode Hybrid
Employment Full-time
Salary USD 110,000 – 180,000 / year
Category DevOps & SRE
Posted 2 days ago
Application On company website
About company
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Raft delivers scalable AI, data integration, and resilience, enhancing mission clarity and operational success. The company builds operator-first, software-first data and AI products that adapt to the mission and conform to the operator, enabling faster, trusted decisions anywhere, anytime.

Modern warfare is software-driven, and Raft is the foundation it’s built on. Their products unify and federate data from every sensor, system, and domain into one live, operational picture, while enabling trusted human-AI partnership and scaling from the tactical edge to enterprise environments.

Founded by Shubhi Mishra, Raft focuses on solving the hardest problems for the Department of Defense and public agencies, ensuring every decision is informed, trusted, and mission-ready across complex, data-saturated environments.

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