Senior Engineer
Raft Company Website13 hours ago
San Diego, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$170k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop Puppet modules and Hiera configurations that enforce secure configurations and compliance.
- Create Helm charts for Kubernetes-based deployments.
- Build CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
- Write Bash and Python automation scripts.
- Develop reusable, modular infrastructure code libraries for deployment across customer environments.
- Collaborate with developers, platform engineers, and integration teams on code handoff and implementation.
- Align code with Department of Defense security requirements and STIG compliance.
- Occasionally participate in onsite customer meetings or integration efforts.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance is required, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI.
- At least 5 years of experience in infrastructure or platform development.
- Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, preferably RKE2, Helm chart development, GitLab pipeline creation, Puppet and Hiera development, Bash, Python, Ansible, and RHEL Linux environments.
- Ability to write clean, modular code intended for handoff.
- Preferred: master’s degree in a related field.
- Preferred: 10 or more years of infrastructure or platform development experience.
- Preferred: experience with Harbor, Trivy, Skopeo, LDAP, Keycloak, disconnected or air-gapped systems, and DoD/IC environments.
- Preferred: contributions to open-source infrastructure automation projects.
Benefits
- Onsite/hybrid work in San Diego, California, with residence or commuting distance required.
- May require up to 15% travel.
- Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Take-as-needed PTO and 14 paid holidays.
- Referral bonuses.
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About Raft Company Website
Raft is a defense technology company that builds AI/ML, autonomous data fusion, and cloud-native software platforms for U.S. military and government agencies. It develops distributed data systems, DevSecOps/GitOps platforms, and applications to operate at scale in secure environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the privately held firm is backed by Washington Harbour Partners, which invested $60M in private equity funding in 2024.