Job description
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:
- 3+ 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
- Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitLab Runners for deploying and managing ephemeral infrastructure and applications
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible,
- Proficient in scripting with Bash, Python, and PowerShell, enabling automation across Linux and Windows environments
- Proven ability to identify and address security vulnerabilities within infrastructure and application delivery pipelines
- Solid understanding of orchestration and automated deployment processes
Highly preferred:
- Experience building and managing VM templates with Packer for both hardware virtualization (e.g., VMware vSphere) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
- Familiarity with multi-cloud operations, especially in environments supporting Azure and migrating workloads from AWS
- Understanding of ephemeral infrastructure patterns and automation for hybrid on-prem/cloud environments
- Experience managing system dependencies using tools like pip, apt, yum, or Chocolatey
- Exposure to hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) environments, with experience integrating infrastructure automation with physical systems
- Knowledge of container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or OpenShift (a plus but not required)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field — or equivalent practical experience in DevOps or SRE roles
Clearance Requirements:
- Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
Work Type:
- Onsite - San Antonio, TX
- May require up to 10% 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.
