Senior Engineer
Raft Company Website2 days ago
Tampa, FL, USASenior
Base Salary
$120k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure.
- Build and maintain CI/CD and GitOps workflows using GitLab CI, Argo CD, Flux, Helm, and repository-managed deployment configuration.
- Support secure software delivery through container hardening, vulnerability scanning, image provenance checks, secrets hygiene, and policy-driven deployment gates.
- Operate cloud, on-premises, disconnected, classified, and tactical deployments across AWS, Azure, and data-center environments.
- Deploy and debug services, Helm charts, service mesh configuration, Kubernetes networking, storage, and runtime behavior.
- Support observability using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, Loki, Kibana, and OpenTelemetry.
- Support data and MLOps workloads involving Kafka, Flink, Pinot, KServe, Kubeflow, Ray, GPU-enabled workloads, and model-serving workflows.
- Write automation and small tools in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or similar languages.
- Contribute to delivery practices aligned with RMF, STIGs, NIST 800-53, IL4, IL5, IL6, and customer security requirements.
- Document operational procedures, deployment notes, troubleshooting steps, and lessons learned.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, DevOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, systems administration, cybersecurity engineering, or a related field.
- Working familiarity with Linux, containers, Docker, and Kubernetes concepts including pods, services, deployments, ConfigMaps, secrets, ingress, and troubleshooting.
- Experience building, running, or supporting CI/CD pipelines, with exposure to GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, Flux, or similar tools.
- Exposure to infrastructure as code or configuration management using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, or similar tools.
- Understanding of least privilege, vulnerability management, container image scanning, secrets handling, secure configuration, and auditability.
- Ability to inspect application logs and runtime configuration, use command-line tools, and investigate root causes.
- Basic scripting or programming ability in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or a comparable language.
- Interest in data platforms, streaming systems, MLOps, and operational AI/ML workloads; exposure to Kafka, Flink, KServe, Kubeflow, or Ray is a plus.
- Strong written communication and willingness to document work clearly.
- Active Secret clearance and eligibility and willingness to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
- Ability to obtain Security+ certification within the first 90 days of employment.
- Highly preferred qualifications include hands-on Helm or Kustomize deployment experience, GitOps experience, AWS or Azure fundamentals, Istio familiarity, government security and compliance experience, air-gapped or classified deployment experience, and exposure to SBOM, SCA, SAST, DAST, OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, or Sigstore tooling.
- Existing TS/SCI clearance is strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work in Tampa, Florida, with up to 30% travel.
- Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Take-as-needed PTO and 11 paid holidays.
- Education and training benefits.
- Generous referral bonuses.
Tech Stack
AnsibleApache FlinkApache KafkaArgo CDAWSAzureBashDockerGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDGoGrafanaHelmIstioJavaJenkinsKibanaKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPythonTerraform
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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.