Jobs at Raft

Lead the architecture and hands-on development of an AI/ML mission platform. Responsibilities include designing scalable distributed systems, optimizing edge and cloud performance, leading technical initiatives, establishing engineering standards, mentoring engineers, integrating and deploying AI/ML models, and partnering with defense customers. The role requires strong Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise, technical leadership, production software experience, and eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Staff Engineer leading the architecture, delivery, and technical quality of an AI mission platform. Responsibilities include designing distributed systems, optimizing edge and cloud performance, establishing reusable engineering patterns, mentoring engineers, integrating and deploying AI/ML models, leading major technical initiatives, and engaging with Department of Defense customers. The role requires hands-on software development, Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise, strong system design skills, U.S. citizenship, Secret clearance at start, and eligibility for Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Administers government contracts and subcontracts from award through closeout, including modifications, negotiations, teaming and nondisclosure agreements, corporate certifications, deliverables, funding, and key dates. Coordinates with Delivery and Finance, maintains contract records in Unanet, and identifies issues for leadership. The role requires knowledge of FAR, DFARS, OTA, and CSO requirements, with potential independent management of assigned contracts.

Build and maintain large-scale, real-time data platforms for Department of Defense customers. Responsibilities include architecting cluster and application lifecycles, deploying Kubernetes and Docker solutions in cloud and on-premises environments, creating CI/CD pipelines, implementing GitOps, and supporting monitoring, logging, infrastructure-as-code, and streaming technologies. The role requires collaboration with clients and technical teams to operate highly available, data-intensive platforms.

Serves as the technical liaison for forward-deployed customers, troubleshooting production systems and supporting operational reliability. Responsibilities include deploying and maintaining containerized applications in Kubernetes, supporting CI/CD pipelines, debugging system-level issues, collaborating with backend engineers, and interfacing with stakeholders in secure environments. The role is onsite in Huntsville, requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance with eligibility for Top Secret, and includes up to 25% CONUS and OCONUS travel.

Deploys, operates, and troubleshoots Kubernetes-based platforms across cloud, on-premises, disconnected, and classified environments. Builds CI/CD and GitOps workflows, supports secure software delivery, observability, data and MLOps workloads, and infrastructure automation. Collaborates with software, data, and security engineers to resolve operational issues, improve repeatability, document procedures, and meet government compliance requirements. The role requires active Secret clearance, TS/SCI eligibility, Security+ certification within 90 days, and up to 30% travel.

Designs and operates secure, scalable DevSecOps platforms across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Responsibilities include Kubernetes architecture, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, GitOps, observability, container networking, cloud-native services, multi-tenant access, and security integration. The role supports mission-critical DoD applications, improves platform reliability and developer productivity, and collaborates with software, platform, cybersecurity, and customer teams.

Design, deploy, and maintain secure, highly available Kubernetes platforms across AWS, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Build Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and GitOps automation; integrate security throughout software delivery; support multi-tenant cloud-native services; and implement networking, observability, monitoring, and logging solutions. Collaborate with software, platform, cybersecurity, and customer teams while ensuring compliant, resilient production operations.

Owns product health, priorities, roadmaps, and backlogs for mission-critical technology solutions in a defense environment. Gathers requirements, writes user stories and acceptance criteria, supports SAFe PI Planning and Scrum ceremonies, manages delivery execution, and aligns technical teams, leadership, clients, and DoD stakeholders. The role balances strategic product direction with day-to-day execution while supporting cybersecurity and technology capabilities.

Build and automate secure, mission-critical infrastructure platforms for Department of Defense environments. Develop Puppet modules, Helm charts, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Bash and Python automation, and reusable infrastructure code for Kubernetes deployments, including disconnected and air-gapped systems. Collaborate with platform and integration teams, ensure STIG compliance, and support customer implementations. The role requires active TS/SCI eligibility, U.S. citizenship, and onsite or hybrid work near San Diego with up to 15% travel.

Own the customer journey for DevSecOps CI/CD services, supporting teams throughout their software lifecycle. Manage product backlogs, stakeholder relationships, prioritization, roadmaps, and Agile/Scrum ceremonies. Develop technical approaches, support enterprise CI/CD pipelines, address security requirements, and handle technical customer service and escalations. The role requires familiarity with platform infrastructure, microservices, scripting, and DevSecOps methodologies.

Senior Business Analyst responsible for analyzing and documenting business requirements, supporting client and stakeholder communication, participating in testing and readiness activities, and ensuring software functionality meets customer needs. The role collaborates with developers, subject matter experts, testers, and federal agency clients in an Agile environment. It requires U.S. citizenship, an active Secret clearance, onsite work in Colorado Springs, and up to 10% travel.

Support Kubernetes-based platforms and DevSecOps workflows across cloud, on-premises, disconnected, and classified environments. Responsibilities include CI/CD and GitOps automation, secure delivery, infrastructure troubleshooting, observability, service deployment, data and MLOps platform support, scripting, compliance implementation, and operational documentation. The role requires collaboration with software, data, platform, and security engineers, active Secret clearance, eligibility for TS/SCI, and up to 30% travel.

Build end-to-end features for a data-focused product using backend and frontend technologies. Develop REST APIs, React interfaces, scalable database solutions, and cloud-native applications. Work with distributed systems, containers, and clusters while contributing to software architecture and complex project lifecycles. The role is onsite in Chantilly, Virginia, requires active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship, and may involve up to 25% travel.

The DevOps Engineer builds, secures, deploys, and troubleshoots Kubernetes-based platforms across cloud, on-premises, disconnected, classified, and tactical environments. Responsibilities include CI/CD and GitOps workflows, infrastructure as code, container security, observability, service deployment, data and MLOps workloads, automation, compliance, and operational documentation. The role requires collaboration with software, data, platform, and security engineers and includes up to 30% travel.

Build and architect fault-tolerant, large-scale real-time data platforms and streaming applications for DoD customers. Responsibilities include developing Kafka, Flink, and Kafka Streams infrastructure; creating ETL pipelines; managing relational and non-relational databases; applying software architecture patterns; and supporting cloud-native deployments. The role also involves technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and contributing to high-performance systems processing over one billion events daily.

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.