This is a U.S. based position. All of the programs we support require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment. All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.
Who we are:
Raft (https://TeamRaft.com) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in McLean, VA. Our range of clients includes innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting-edge tech stack, and cloud-native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.
About the role:
As a DevSecOps Engineer with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and containerized application deployment, you will be responsible for architecting, developing, and implementing end-to-end application lifecycles with security integrated at every stage. You will collaborate closely with clients to design and implement containerized solutions, build robust CI/CD pipelines, and automate infrastructure provisioning while ensuring compliance and best practices are followed throughout the development and deployment process.
What we are looking for:
- 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience in DevOps or related field
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with Docker, including provisioning production containerized environments and maintaining their security and compliance
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as: Terraform, Ansible, and Packer for automated infrastructure provisioning and management
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline tools including Jenkins or GitLab CI with runners for building, deployment, and release automation
- Strong scripting capabilities in BASH, Linux, Windows, and PowerShell environments for automation tasks
- Experience with monitoring and logging solutions using ELK stack and Grafana
- Demonstrated experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premises containerized solutions
- Proven ability to identify and address security vulnerabilities within infrastructure and application delivery pipelines
- Experience configuring and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab Runners
- Solid understanding of orchestration and automated deployment processes
Highly preferred:
- Experience with package managers/dependency managers including Maven, Gradle, NPM, and Yarn
- Enterprise-level cloud applications or infrastructure support experience
- Strong command in scripting languages such as Python, GoLang, or TypeScript for automation
- Familiarity with additional CI/CD tools like CircleCI
- Experience with container orchestration platforms like Cloud Foundry
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Clearance Requirements:
- Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
Work Type:
- San Antonio, TX
- May require up to 20% travel
What we will offer you:
- Highly competitive salary
- Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) and company match
- Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays
- Education & training benefits
- Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs
- Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options
- Team off-site in fun places!
- Generous Referral Bonuses
- And More!
Our Vision Statement:
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission.
Our Customer Obsession:
We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.
How do we get there?
Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking, and collaboration is a norm.
Raft’s core philosophy is Ubuntu: I Am, Because We are. We support our “nadi” by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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What We Do
Raft is a digital consulting firm with niche expertise in the rapid delivery of modern, user-first, scalable, and data-intensive digital solutions. We accelerate the missions of our federal partners through human-centered design (HCD) and agile development practices, bringing deep technical expertise in DevSecOps, Kubernetes management, cloud-native microservice architectures, and secure, open source delivery.
We put our people and our culture first. We work with some of the smartest, hardest working experts in their field. We owe it to them to make sure our team is free of meaningless restrictions and internal politics so they can focus on what they love, finding innovative solutions.
We build off the Open-Source and resist vendor lock in. That way you’re not paying us to reinvent the wheel, our solutions play nice with others and are always adaptable.
We know digital innovation doesn’t always operate during bank hours, so neither do we. (It's also why we don’t dress like bankers.) We aren’t afraid to go the extra mile or put in the extra time to find a solution. We get it right the first time; we won’t waste our time (and your money) trying to fix something that’s fundamentally broken. It’s kind of like making an exceptional cup of coffee, if the beans are roasted wrong, it doesn’t matter how much pumpkin spice you dump in your cup, it’s still not going to taste great.
And above all else we’re up for a challenge; it’s in our DNA. Ask us about something that’s never been done, or better yet something that can’t be done, and we’ll find a way to do it. It’s just who we are.
If you need a partner that’s looking toward the future and not the past, don’t go traditional, go Raft.
Why Work With Us
Raft partners with public agencies to solve hard complex problems that impact the lives of millions of Americans. We work hard to make it easy for humans to connect with data.
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