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Energy Jobline ZR

Lead Engineer in Colorado Springs

Energy Jobline ZR, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509

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Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

About the role As a Lead Engineer, you'll use your experience to guide more than one software team on a path to production at a massive scale. You'll know where the pitfalls are and provide future‑proof plans and mitigation strategies to other engineers. You'll also be hands‑on in writing plugins, applications, webhooks, and modules that help more than one team in an enterprise environment.

What we are looking for

10+ years of building applications at scale in various JVM‑based environments, at least one of which is a JVM‑based stack

Experience working within DoD environments and understanding of the defense acquisition process

Experience with design patterns and architectural decision records (ADRs)

Ability to design abstract modules, interfaces, and classes that can be leveraged and customized by multiple software teams

Experience in building event streaming applications using Kafka, Pulsar, or Red Panda

Experience recommending tooling choices to multiple teams based on their requirements

Ability to explain highly complex technical details in plain language

Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines using various tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, etc.

Experience with 12‑factor app principles and/or the Reactive Manifesto

Experience deploying applications to Cloud Foundry and/or Kubernetes

System architecture and design experience with technical product roadmap development

Ability to present and demo to both external and internal stakeholders

Passion for writing technical proposal documents such as white papers and RFI responses

Exposure to U.S. Space Force operations, mission requirements, acquisitions, and space‑based systems architecture, including familiarity with satellite communications, space situational awareness, and orbital mechanics concepts

Obtain Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft

Additional Qualifications

Track record of speaking at public‑facing conferences about software engineering principles

Previous experience working for the Government, preferably in a Space Force‑related capacity

Knowledge of modern software trends and an understanding of their pros and cons

War stories of running into issues while building large‑scale software applications

Clearance Requirements

Active Secret security clearance

Work Type

Hybrid Colorado Springs onsite minimum 3 days a week

May require up to 25% travel

Salary Range

$190,000 - $220,000

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

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.

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 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 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to , , , , , , , veteran or status.

If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.

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