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Staff Platform Engineer
Raft 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. We're looking for an experienced Staff Platform Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. The Staff Platform Engineer shall have senior software engineering experience building and operating hybrid-infrastructure developer platforms (private and commercial cloud infrastructure) at an individual contributor level. A successful candidate has prior experience deploying Kubernetes in multiple ways and supporting automation of platform management at the enterprise scale. The engineer shall have experience developing platform APIs that make common software operations scalable and repeatable. The engineer will feel comfortable maintaining the underlying services required to host containerized applications. The engineer will be at least a mid to senior-level engineer capable of mentoring junior developers and engineers. The engineer will also possess effective communication skills to interact with various stakeholders, internal and external to the organization. - Architect, develop and implement end-to-end cluster and application lifecycles - Work with clients architecting, developing and implementing Kubernetes or Docker solutions both in the cloud and on-premises - Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines - Implement GitOps for Software Delivery What we are looking for: - 5+ years of hands-on experience in platform engineering or a related technical field - In-depth experience creating and maintaining Kubernetes clusters through both managed services and self-managed installers - Extensive experience managing compute resources for Kubernetes clusters - Working experience managing network resources for Kubernetes clusters - Proven experience managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads at an enterprise scale - Experience deploying and maintaining platform services - Experience configuring metrics scraping and monitoring dashboards - Experience hardening Kubernetes clusters - Relevant experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring cloud-based compute resources - Relevant experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring on-premises compute infrastructure - Relevant experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring cloud-based network resources Able to obtain a Security+ certification within the first 90 days of employment with Raft Highly preferred: - Relevant experience deploying and managing storage arrays and/or distributed filesystems - Relevant experience deploying and managing physical network infrastructure - Relevant experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring managed network resources - Experience hardening operating systems - Experience hardening network infrastructure - Current Security+ CE (or equivalent DoD 8570.01/8140.03 certification) - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer - Certified Kubernetes Administrator - Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist - Relevant AWS and/or Azure Certifications Clearance Requirements: Active Secret clearance Work Type: Honolulu, HI May require up to 25% travel Salary Range: $140,000 - $225,000 The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities 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 Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work 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. 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.
Raft 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. We're looking for an experienced Staff Platform Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. The Staff Platform Engineer shall have senior software engineering experience building and operating hybrid-infrastructure developer platforms (private and commercial cloud infrastructure) at an individual contributor level. A successful candidate has prior experience deploying Kubernetes in multiple ways and supporting automation of platform management at the enterprise scale. The engineer shall have experience developing platform APIs that make common software operations scalable and repeatable. The engineer will feel comfortable maintaining the underlying services required to host containerized applications. The engineer will be at least a mid to senior-level engineer capable of mentoring junior developers and engineers. The engineer will also possess effective communication skills to interact with various stakeholders, internal and external to the organization. - Architect, develop and implement end-to-end cluster and application lifecycles - Work with clients architecting, developing and implementing Kubernetes or Docker solutions both in the cloud and on-premises - Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines - Implement GitOps for Software Delivery What we are looking for: - 5+ years of hands-on experience in platform engineering or a related technical field - In-depth experience creating and maintaining Kubernetes clusters through both managed services and self-managed installers - Extensive experience managing compute resources for Kubernetes clusters - Working experience managing network resources for Kubernetes clusters - Proven experience managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads at an enterprise scale - Experience deploying and maintaining platform services - Experience configuring metrics scraping and monitoring dashboards - Experience hardening Kubernetes clusters - Relevant experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring cloud-based compute resources - Relevant experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring on-premises compute infrastructure - Relevant experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring cloud-based network resources Able to obtain a Security+ certification within the first 90 days of employment with Raft Highly preferred: - Relevant experience deploying and managing storage arrays and/or distributed filesystems - Relevant experience deploying and managing physical network infrastructure - Relevant experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring managed network resources - Experience hardening operating systems - Experience hardening network infrastructure - Current Security+ CE (or equivalent DoD 8570.01/8140.03 certification) - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer - Certified Kubernetes Administrator - Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist - Relevant AWS and/or Azure Certifications Clearance Requirements: Active Secret clearance Work Type: Honolulu, HI May require up to 25% travel Salary Range: $140,000 - $225,000 The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities 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 Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work 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. 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.