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 defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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:
- Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
- Automate configuration and deployment with Ansible and GitOps workflows
- Deploy and manage containerized applications with Docker and Docker Compose
- Configure and manage Keycloak, including realm management and custom development
- Integrate systems using modern authentication standards such as OIDCManage SSL/TLS certificates and PKI across environments
- Apply and maintain STIG compliance across systems and applications
- Administer enterprise Linux systems, including partitioning, performance tuning, and Bash scripting
- Manage web services and traffic routing using Nginx as a reverse proxy
- Support AWS environments and cloud resource management
- Ingest and analyze data in enterprise monitoring tools such as Splunk
- Manage GitLab repositories, including repo mirroring across security realms
- Develop and integrate custom applications using JavaScript, Node.js, Express, and Java
- Deploy and transfer applications across multiple security realms and production and staging environments
- Support enterprise collaboration platforms such as Nextcloud
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree and 10+ years, or PhD and 6+ years. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 10+ years of CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code experience with Jenkins or similar tools
- 10+ years of enterprise Linux systems administration experience
- 5+ years of Bash and/or Python scripting experience
- 2+ years of experience with SQL database access
- Hands-on experience with Ansible, Docker, Docker Compose, GitOps, and GitLab
- Strong knowledge of SSL/TLS, PKI, STIGs, and OIDC
- Experience configuring Keycloak, including custom development and realm management
- Experience with Nginx, AWS, and Splunk
- Strong architecture skills and the ability to bring separate components together into one working solution
Highly preferred:
- Experience with Nextcloud or similar enterprise collaboration platforms
- Experience working in multi-realm or cross-domain environments
- Experience supporting SAP or other highly controlled programs
Clearance Requirements:
- Active TS/SCI clearance required to start and must be maintained
Salary Range: $140,000.00 - $180,000.00
Work Type:
- Onsite in Colorado Springs, CO
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
- 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, or master's degree and 10+ years, or PhD and 6+ years; additional experience may substitute for a degree
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 10+ years of CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code experience with Jenkins or similar tools
- 10+ years of enterprise Linux systems administration experience
- 5+ years of Bash and/or Python scripting experience
- 2+ years of SQL database access experience
- Hands-on experience with Ansible, Docker, Docker Compose, GitOps, and GitLab
- Strong knowledge of SSL/TLS, PKI, STIGs, and OIDC
- Experience configuring Keycloak, including custom development and realm management
- Experience with Nginx, AWS, and Splunk
- Strong architecture skills and ability to integrate separate components into a working solution
- Experience with Nextcloud or similar enterprise collaboration platforms
- Experience working in multi-realm or cross-domain environments
- Experience supporting SAP or other highly controlled programs
- U.S. citizenship
- Active TS/SCI clearance required at start and throughout employment
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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