Jobs at Raft

Build and operate a GitOps-based DevSecOps software factory for federal customers. Develop infrastructure and configuration as code, AWS/EKS deployments, Helm charts, Kubernetes integrations, CI/CD pipelines, and automation scripts. Troubleshoot cluster environments, improve security hardening and compliance, contribute to open source, and collaborate through Agile ceremonies. The role requires active Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, substantial Kubernetes and cloud experience, and specific security and Kubernetes certifications.

Serve as the embedded senior software engineering lead at Fort Hood, deploying, integrating, and sustaining data, AI, and application platforms for Army customers. Write production code, troubleshoot Kubernetes and DevSecOps environments, integrate mission data systems, create reproducible runbooks, support secure field deployments, enable operators, and translate customer feedback into product improvements. The role is onsite, requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship, and includes up to 30% travel.

Build and evolve a real-time DoD data platform processing more than one billion daily events at millisecond latency. Lead and support software teams, develop distributed data solutions, create WebSocket and REST APIs, and work hands-on with Kafka, Kafka Streams, Pinot, Java, Scala, and Kubernetes. The role involves time-series and geospatial data, collaboration across teams, obtaining Security+ certification within 90 days, and obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret clearance.

Coordinate configuration management within SAFe and DevSecOps teams, maintaining documentation, configuration items, change control processes, and CM plans aligned with SSC policies and NIST 800-53. Automate CM workflows using approved tools, support compliance with Quality teams, deliver software artifacts, and coordinate across project management, risk, quality, development, testing, fielding, sustainment, and cloud services teams.

Build and maintain large-scale data infrastructure, ETL pipelines, and cloud-native data applications for a Department of Defense platform. Design systems using Kafka, Flink, Kafka Streams, databases, Kubernetes, and related technologies. Collaborate with experienced engineers to deliver fault-tolerant, low-latency data platforms, while supporting enterprise cloud infrastructure, automation, observability, and data governance.

Build and deploy mission-critical distributed data platforms for defense and government customers. Responsibilities include collaborating with operators and stakeholders, onboarding and transforming DoD datasets, developing data platform features, using streaming and search technologies, evaluating COTS and open-source tools, and creating proofs of concept to validate solutions.

Build end-to-end data-focused product features across backend and frontend systems. Develop REST APIs, React interfaces, and cloud-native applications using distributed databases, containers, and open-source data technologies. Own complex software design, architecture, implementation, releases, and project lifecycles. The role supports defense and government customers, requires U.S. citizenship, eligibility for Top Secret/SCI clearance, onsite work in Tampa or Tacoma, and up to 30% travel.

Develop secure cloud-native infrastructure and application lifecycles using Kubernetes or Docker. Build CI/CD pipelines, apply GitOps and DevSecOps practices, manage AWS environments, implement service mesh and security architectures, and maintain infrastructure through IaC. The role includes monitoring, logging, networking, RBAC/ABAC enforcement, ATO documentation, penetration testing, automation, and collaboration with clients and engineering teams.

Develop and execute automated software performance and security tests, analyze test results and root causes, coordinate defect remediation, and improve testing procedures. Build test environments, plans, cases, and automation scripts for web services. Validate response times, feedback, error codes, XML, and JSON payloads while applying REST methods and OAuth authentication. The role is onsite in Colorado Springs, supports defense and government programs, requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance, and may involve up to 10% travel.

Provide Systems Engineering and technical assistance for defensive cyber solutions across ground and space domains. Develop and deploy software, manage and monitor hardware/software systems, assist with network tap design and system surveys, evaluate systems for refresh, and lead or support hardware installation and software deployments at mission sites. Work closely with customers, stakeholders, and agile teams.

Lead technical design and execution for an AI/ML mission platform: drive architecture decisions, lead major engineering epics, simplify distributed systems, optimize edge and cloud performance, mentor engineers, integrate ML models and inference pipelines, and represent technical capabilities to DoD stakeholders.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure, manage CI/CD pipelines, develop Infrastructure as Code, optimize data pipelines, and ensure platform reliability and security for defense applications.

Deploy, automate, and maintain enterprise platform infrastructure using IaC, Ansible, GitOps, Kubernetes, and CI/CD. Build GitOps workflows, automate configuration management, onboard applications, ensure secure automated deployments, troubleshoot failures, and produce technical documentation for classified national-security platforms.

Join Raft to innovate national defense technology. Collaborate on AI, machine learning, and UX/UI design to create impactful defense solutions.

Design, build, and operate secure, production-grade Kubernetes/Docker clusters and CI/CD/GitOps pipelines for a real-time, data-intensive DoD platform. Work with streaming tech (Kafka/Pinot/Flink), IaC, monitoring/logging, and cloud infrastructure to enable millisecond-latency event processing and operational decisioning.

Manage and automate enterprise RHEL and Windows infrastructure using Ansible/Puppet; deploy and maintain Kubernetes clusters (RKE2/Rancher); operate open-source data and observability tools; ensure performance, security, and documentation; collaborate across teams on mission-critical defense projects.

Design, harden, and operate secure Kubernetes-based platforms across cloud, on-prem, disconnected, and classified environments. Own GitOps/CI/CD, IaC, supply-chain security, observability, compliance automation, and MLOps support. Mentor engineers, troubleshoot distributed systems, and engage with customers to ensure deployable, compliant, and observable mission systems.