Raft is a digital consulting firm with niche expertise in the rapid delivery of modern, user-first, scalable, and data-intensive digital solutions. We accelerate the missions of our federal partners through human-centered design (HCD) and agile development practices, bringing deep technical expertise in DevSecOps, Kubernetes management, cloud-native microservice architectures, and secure, open source delivery. As an SBA Certified 8(a) WOSB, we provide services that fall under the CNCF umbrella.

We put our people and our culture first. We work with some of the smartest, hardest working experts in their field. We owe it to them to make sure our team is free of meaningless restrictions and internal politics so they can focus on what they love, finding innovative solutions.

We build off the Open-Source and resist vendor lock in. That way you're not paying us to reinvent the wheel, our solutions play nice with others and are always adaptable.

We know digital innovation doesn't always operate during bank hours, so neither do we. (It's also why we don't dress like bankers.) We aren't afraid to go the extra mile or put in the extra time to find a solution. We get it right the first time; we won't waste our time (and your money) trying to fix something that's fundamentally broken. It's kind of like making an exceptional cup of coffee, if the beans are roasted wrong, it doesn't matter how much pumpkin spice you dump in your cup, it's still not going to taste great.

And above all else we're up for a challenge; it's in our DNA. Ask us about something that's never been done, or better yet something that can't be done, and we'll find a way to do it. It's just who we are.

If you need a partner that's looking toward the future and not the past, don't go traditional, go Raft.

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<div class="content-intro">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.</div><div class="job-description-text">
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">Who we are:
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">Raft (<a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(9, 66, 176);" href="https://goraft.tech/" data-darkreader-inline-color="">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) 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 include 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 Product Manager&nbsp;to support our customer and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. This is a unique opportunity to help build and shape a game-changing organization where we put our customers and people first.
About the role: 
As a Product Manager at Raft, you will be an agile onboarding SME that understands how to manage non-waterfall projects.
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oversee the operations of individual projects within programs </li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Coordinate time, budget, and resources to complete work within program guidelines </li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Report to the program manager on progress and any changes made to the initial project plan </li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Focus on execution and managing functional elements of the projects to include meeting deadlines, delegating tasks, and completing deliverables</li>
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What we are looking for: 
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5-7 years of relevant hands-on experience</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Understanding of Platform One value stream service offerings</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Possesses and applies expertise on multiple complex tasks</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tasks may be broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Operate with appreciable latitude in developing methodology and presenting solutions to problems.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contributes to deliverables and perform metrics where applicable</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creating and maintaining documentation for implementations</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated knowledge in the following:&nbsp;Agile, Scrum,&nbsp;DevSecOps tools,&nbsp;DoD Cyber Security and&nbsp;Cloud</li>
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Highly preferred:
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Direct experience working with DoD clients</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proven track record managing favorable profit and loss</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Agile certification(s)</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience working in a software factory environment </li>
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Clearance Requirements: 
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to maintain a Secret security clearance</li>
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Work Type: 
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hybrid; San Antonio, TX</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">May require up to 10% travel</li>
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Salary Range: $130,000-$170,000.00
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities</li>
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">What we will offer you: &nbsp;
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly competitive salary&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401(k) and company match&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education &amp; training benefits&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Team off-site in fun places!&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous Referral Bonuses&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And More!</li>
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">Our Vision Statement:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission.
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">Our Customer Obsession:
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">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.
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">How do we get there?
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">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.
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: '-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 19px;" data-darkreader-inline-color="">Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I Am, Because We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.
</div><div class="content-conclusion">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.</div>

Product Manager

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 defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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. Our flagship AI platform, [R]AIMS (Raft AI Mission System), enables operators and engineers to rapidly build, deploy, and govern AI-powered mission workflows across highly dynamic operational environments. We are looking for an experienced Lead AI/ML Software Engineer to help shape the next phase of [R]AIMS: a technical builder-leader with deep experience designing and scaling complex production systems, someone who can make hard architecture decisions, simplify complexity, lead major engineering efforts, and raise the technical bar across the platform. About the role: As Lead AI/ML Software Engineer for [R]AIMS, you will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for evolving the architecture, execution, and engineering rigor of Raft’s AI Mission System. You will be hands-on in the codebase, leading by doing, while also setting technical direction and raising the quality of engineering across the team. You will partner closely with platform leadership, product, and delivery teams to drive architectural decisions, lead major technical epics from conception through delivery, and establish the engineering patterns that the platform will grow on. You will operate at the intersection of distributed systems, AI/ML platform engineering, Kubernetes-native infrastructure, and data-intensive application development, balancing rapid mission delivery with long-term platform integrity. This role requires someone equally comfortable writing production systems with complex multi-vendor integrations, debugging difficult distributed systems issues, leading design reviews, and making pragmatic tradeoff decisions under ambiguity. What you'll do: Drive architectural decisions across the [R]AIMS platform, evaluating tradeoffs across performance, scalability, security, and maintainability and building alignment across engineering and product stakeholders Lead major technical epics from conception through delivery, decomposing ambiguous problems into executable plans and keeping cross-functional teams moving with clarity and momentum Simplify and rationalize distributed system architecture as the platform scales, reducing incidental complexity and improving operational reliability without sacrificing capability Optimize platform performance across both edge and cloud deployment targets, identifying and resolving bottlenecks in data-intensive, latency-sensitive operational environments Establish strong engineering foundations and reusable technical patterns that improve developer productivity and code quality across the team Mentor engineers at multiple levels, conducting design reviews, providing substantive code feedback, and actively elevating technical execution across the platform Partner with AI/ML engineers on model integration, inference optimization, and the operational deployment of agentic workflows within [R]AIMS Engage directly with customers and program stakeholders at operationally demanding environments across the Department of Defense, representing Raft’s technical capabilities with credibility and clarity What we are looking for:&nbsp; 6+ years of hands-on experience building and shipping production software systems across the full stack (frontend, backend, infrastructure, and ML) Deep software engineering fundamentals with demonstrated ability to design, build, and evolve complex systems that perform reliably at scale Exceptional technical communication skills; able to lead through influence across engineering, product, and leadership stakeholders without requiring direct authority Proven experience designing and evolving distributed systems, including service decomposition, inter-service communication patterns, fault tolerance, and observability Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native platform architecture in production environments Experience building data-intensive or AI-enabled production systems with real operational users and real performance constraints Demonstrated technical leadership over large, cross-functional engineering initiatives with clear ownership and accountability for outcomes Strong system design and architecture decision-making ability, with a track record of making the right call under incomplete information Some experience or exposure to training, fine-tuning, or deploying machine learning models in production contexts Ability to obtain Security+ certification within the first 90 days of employment S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance Highly preferred: Experience building AI/ML infrastructure or agentic systems, including orchestration frameworks, tool-use patterns, and LLM integration in production Experience with streaming and event-driven architectures, particularly Kafka, Kafka Streams, or Apache Flink Experience with platform engineering and internal developer tooling, including golden-path frameworks, shared libraries, and developer experience improvements Experience with real-time inference or operational AI systems in latency-sensitive environments Experience building secure, compliant systems for regulated or mission-critical environments, including familiarity with IL4/IL5/IL6 requirements or RMF processes Prior work in defense, national security, or classified program environments Active clearance preferred What Success Looks Like [R]AIMS has a coherent, well-documented architecture that engineers at all levels understand and can contribute to confidently Major platform initiatives ship on time with high engineering quality, low rework rates, and clear technical rationale behind key decisions The engineering team is measurably stronger because of your presence: better design reviews, sharper code, cleaner systems Customers trust Raft technically. When you’re in the room, they leave the conversation with confidence in what we’re building and how we’re building it Platform complexity is decreasing relative to capability, not increasing Clearance Requirements: No clearance required to start Must be eligible for and willing to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance; active clearance preferred Salary Range: $180,000.00 - $230,000.00 Work Type: Remote within the U.S.; preference for candidates located near a Raft hub (McLean, VA; Colorado Springs, CO; Tacoma, WA; Oahu, HI, Tampa, FL; Boston, MA) Up to 25% travel What we will offer you:&nbsp; Highly competitive salary Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) and company match Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays Education &amp; training benefits Generous Referral Bonuses And More! Our Vision Statement:&nbsp; We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission.&nbsp; Our Customer Obsession:&nbsp; 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?&nbsp; 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,&nbsp;and collaboration is a norm.&nbsp; Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I&nbsp;Am, Because&nbsp;We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.

Lead AI/ML Software Engineer

<div class="content-intro">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.</div>Who we are:
Raft (<a class="theme markdown__link" href="https://teamraft.com/" target="_blank">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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: 
Raft builds mission-critical data, AI, and operational platforms that support time-sensitive decisions across multiple classification levels and deployment environments. Our systems move from cloud-hosted development environments into classified, on-premises, and edge deployments where reliability, security, and repeatability matter.
As an DevOps Engineer, you will help secure, deploy, and operate the platforms behind [R]DP, [R]AP, [R]AIMS, and Raft’s MLOps workflows. This is not a narrow infrastructure role. You will learn how the software works, how data moves through the platform, how Kubernetes workloads behave in production, and how security controls become part of everyday delivery rather than an after-the-fact checklist.
What makes this role different is the breadth of what you’ll be exposed to. CI/CD, GitOps, Kubernetes, Helm charts, observability, secure configuration, data pipelines, ML serving, and customer deployments all show up in the same workstream. You will work alongside experienced platform, software, data, and security engineers while taking ownership of well-scoped work. The right person is curious, disciplined, willing to troubleshoot deeply, and ready to grow into broader platform ownership over time.
<h2>What You’ll Do</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure under the guidance of senior engineers</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Build and maintain CI/CD and GitOps workflows using tools such as GitLab CI, Argo CD, Flux, Helm, and repository-managed deployment configuration</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support secure software delivery practices including container hardening, vulnerability scanning, image provenance checks, secrets hygiene, and policy-driven deployment gates</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Help operate cloud, on-premises, and disconnected deployments across AWS, Azure, data center, and tactical environments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Deploy and debug services, Helm charts, service mesh configuration, Kubernetes networking, storage, and runtime behavior</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support observability across Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, Loki, Kibana, OpenTelemetry, or similar tooling so issues can be detected and resolved quickly</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with software and data engineers to understand service dependencies, data flows, and operational failure modes</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support data and MLOps workloads that may include Kafka, Flink, Pinot, KServe, Kubeflow, Ray, GPU-enabled workloads, and model-serving workflows</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Write maintainable automation and small tools in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or similar languages to reduce manual effort and improve repeatability</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Contribute to compliance-driven delivery practices aligned with RMF, STIGs, NIST 800-53, IL4/IL5/IL6, and customer-specific security requirements</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Document operational procedures, deployment notes, troubleshooting steps, and lessons learned in a way other engineers can reuse</li>
</ul>
What we are looking for:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">5 years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, DevOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, systems administration, cybersecurity engineering, or a closely related role</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Working familiarity with Linux, containers, Docker, and Kubernetes concepts, including pods, services, deployments, config maps, secrets, ingress, and basic troubleshooting</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience building, running, or supporting CI/CD pipelines; exposure to GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, Flux, or similar tools</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to Infrastructure as Code or configuration management with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, or similar tooling</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Understanding of foundational security practices such as least privilege, vulnerability management, container image scanning, secrets handling, secure configuration, and auditability</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to read application logs, inspect runtime configuration, use command-line tooling, and follow evidence to root cause</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Basic scripting or programming ability in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or a comparable language</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Interest in data platforms, streaming systems, MLOps, and operational AI/ML workloads; prior exposure to Kafka, Flink, KServe, Kubeflow, or Ray is a plus</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong written communication and willingness to document work clearly for teammates, customers, and future operators</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Active Secret clearance required; must be eligible for and willing to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to obtain Security+ certification within the first 90 days of employment</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to travel up to 30%</li>
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Highly preferred:
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hands-on experience deploying applications with Helm or Kustomize in a Kubernetes environment</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to GitOps workflows and continuous delivery across multiple environments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Familiarity with AWS or Azure fundamentals including IAM, networking, storage, compute, and managed Kubernetes services</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to service mesh technologies such as Istio, including mTLS, traffic routing, and observability concepts</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks used in government delivery, including RMF, STIGs, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and IL4/IL5/IL6 controls</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience supporting air-gapped, disconnected, classified, or resource-constrained deployments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to SBOMs, SCA, SAST, DAST, container scanning, admission control, OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, Sigstore, or similar supply chain security tooling</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Existing TS/SCI clearance strongly preferred</li>
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<h2>What Success Looks Like</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You reliably execute assigned deployment, automation, observability, and security tasks with clear communication and good follow-through</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You can explain what changed, why it changed, how it was verified, and what risk remains</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You grow quickly from following runbooks to improving them, then to owning small platform improvements end to end</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Senior engineers trust you with well-defined operational work because you investigate carefully and escalate the right issues early</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Security and compliance practices show up in your daily work: pipelines, manifests, secrets, images, documentation, and operational handoffs are kept clean</li>
</ul>
Clearance Requirements:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Active Secret Clearance to start required; TS eligibility required</li>
</ul>
Salary Range: $140,000.00 - $180,000.00
Work Type:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hybrid in Colorado Springs, with up to 30% travel</li>
</ul>
What we will offer you:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly competitive salary</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401(k) and company match</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education &amp; training benefits</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous Referral Bonuses</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And More!</li>
</ul>
Our Vision Statement:&nbsp;
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission.&nbsp;
Our Customer Obsession:&nbsp;
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?&nbsp;
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,&nbsp;and collaboration is a norm.&nbsp;
Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I&nbsp;Am, Because&nbsp;We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">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.</div>

Engineer

<div class="content-intro">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.</div>Who we are:
Raft (<a class="theme markdown__link" href="https://teamraft.com/" target="_blank">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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&nbsp;Air Operations Planner (AOP) to support our growing efforts and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. This is a unique opportunity to help build and shape a game-changing organization where we put our customers and people first.
About the role:
Raft is providing direct support to the Air Operations Center (AOC) Strategy Division. This position is responsible for leading long-range and near-term planning, guidance, and operational assessment of Joint Air Operations. Your involvement in this role will encompass hands-on collaboration with a team of accomplished individuals, collectively striving towards excellence.
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide detailed Mission Analysis reflecting customer requirements throughout the Joint Operation Planning Process.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Analyze foreign military air, space and cyberspace operations to assess and document threats to infrastructure, digital equipment and intellectual technologies.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensure plan annexes are appropriately written and coordinated and that those documents and the associated requirements are recognized and resourced.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support Strategy (STRAT)- Targeting Effects (TET)- Master Air Attack Plan (MAAP) annual process for joint planning in support of the Combatant Command Pacing Operations Plan (OPLAN).&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Finalize, schedule and support approval/signature briefing to the Air Component Commander for the Joint Air Operations Plan (JAOP) and associated Air Operations Directives (AODs).</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Plan, schedule and support STRAT, TET, and MAAP conferences and develop draft JAOP and AODs.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Serve as the Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) primary member during creation of the operational plan and operational order processes as an advisor for processes, systems, architecture, and related support equipment to analyze system malfunctions and operations as it applies to CONOP, TTP development and modernization efforts</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Use the Joint Operations Planning Process for Air (JOPPA) to develop long range plans and maintain the Joint Air Operations Plan (JAOP)</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Coordinate with the air staff (AFFOR) and other service, functional, and coalition planners on long-range air component plans.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensure strategic artifacts, processes, and products as directed by the SRD Chief are produced and accessible, even in degraded or denied environments.</li>
</ul>
What we are looking for:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We desire an experienced military air operations planner (pilot, weapons officer, or flight officer) or other service participation in command, service, Joint or Combatant Command (CCMD) staffs, processes or operations</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At least 5 years of experience working in an Air Force Air Operations Center (AOC)</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At least 5 years of experience with Joint Operations Planning Process Air (JOPPA), Adaptive Planning and Execution System (APEX) or Joint Oper and crisis planning and deliberate planning processes</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At least 3 years of experience with using commonly used business products to include, but not limited to Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor's degree</li>
</ul>
Clearance Requirements:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Active Top Secret security clearance required with SCI eligibility</li>
</ul>
Work Type:
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Onsite at Hickam AFB, HI</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">May require up to 25% travel
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Must be eligible to travel CONUS/OCONUS requiring a US Passport </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Salary Range: $165,000.00 - $190,000.00
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities</li>
</ul>
What we will offer you: 
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly competitive salary</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage + 401(k)</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education &amp; training benefits</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Team off-site in fun places!</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous Referral Bonuses</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And More!</li>
</ul>
Our Vision Statement: &nbsp;
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission.&nbsp;
Our Customer Obsession:&nbsp;
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?&nbsp;
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,&nbsp;and collaboration is a norm.&nbsp;
Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I&nbsp;Am, Because&nbsp;We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">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.</div>

Air Operations Planner

<div class="content-intro">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.</div>Who we are:
Raft (<a class="theme markdown__link" href="https://teamraft.com/" target="_blank">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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:&nbsp;
<div class="ewa-rteLine">As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer, you will own the full software development lifecycle across complex, multi-realm environments. You will build and secure CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure, manage identity and access, and move applications safely between staging and production environments. You will work closely with engineers and mission partners to connect separate systems into secure, scalable solutions that support the program's long-term technical strategy.</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">What you'll do:</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Automate configuration and deployment with Ansible and GitOps workflows</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Deploy and manage containerized applications with Docker and Docker Compose</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Configure and manage Keycloak, including realm management and custom development</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Integrate systems using modern authentication standards such as OIDCManage SSL/TLS certificates and PKI across environments</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Apply and maintain STIG compliance across systems and applications</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Administer enterprise Linux systems, including partitioning, performance tuning, and Bash scripting</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Manage web services and traffic routing using Nginx as a reverse proxy</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support AWS environments and cloud resource management</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ingest and analyze data in enterprise monitoring tools such as Splunk</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Manage GitLab repositories, including repo mirroring across security realms</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop and integrate custom applications using JavaScript, Node.js, Express, and Java</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Deploy and transfer applications across multiple security realms and production and staging environments</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support enterprise collaboration platforms such as Nextcloud</li>
</ul>
</div>
What we are looking for:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree and 10+ years, or PhD and 6+ years. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">10+ years of software engineering experience</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">10+ years of CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code experience with Jenkins or similar tools</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">10+ years of enterprise Linux systems administration experience</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">5+ years of Bash and/or Python scripting experience</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">2+ years of experience with SQL database access</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Hands-on experience with Ansible, Docker, Docker Compose, GitOps, and GitLab</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Strong knowledge of SSL/TLS, PKI, STIGs, and OIDC</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Experience configuring Keycloak, including custom development and realm management</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Experience with Nginx, AWS, and Splunk</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Strong architecture skills and the ability to bring separate components together into one working solution</div>
</li>
</ul>
Highly preferred:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Experience with Nextcloud or similar enterprise collaboration platforms</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Experience working in multi-realm or cross-domain environments</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">&nbsp;</div>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Experience supporting SAP or other highly controlled programs</div>
</li>
</ul>
Clearance Requirements:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Active TS/SCI clearance required to start and must be maintained</li>
</ul>
Salary Range: $140,000.00 - $180,000.00
Work Type:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Onsite in Colorado Springs, CO</li>
</ul>
What we will offer you:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly competitive salary</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401(k) and company match</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education &amp; training benefits</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous Referral Bonuses</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And More!</li>
</ul>
Our Vision Statement:&nbsp;
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission.&nbsp;
Our Customer Obsession:&nbsp;
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?&nbsp;
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,&nbsp;and collaboration is a norm.&nbsp;
Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I&nbsp;Am, Because&nbsp;We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">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.</div>

Senior Engineer

<div class="content-intro">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.</div>Who we are:
Raft (<a class="theme markdown__link" href="https://teamraft.com/" target="_blank">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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: 
You will be part of the team building a data focused product that is built on best of breed open source solutions like Kafka, Trino, DuckDB, and Superset. You will work both on backend and frontend to build end-to-end features that make interacting with data easier enabling users to be able to tell a data story through our product.
What we are looking for:
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">4+ Years of experience building RESTFul APIs to take concept to implementation in one of the following languages: Go (preferred), Java, Python, Rust (nice to have), and Scala</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">2+ Years of experience in frontend frameworks like React with a focus on Typescript or Javascript</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">Deep design of software design and architecture</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">Experience with large-scale relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch to handle low-latency requirements</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">Experience with building and releasing software in cloud-native environments</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">Experience using a variety of package managers/dependency managers including Maven, Gradle, and NPM</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including containerizing solutions and working with distributed clusters</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">Experience working with AI coding assistants</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">Demonstrated ability to take on large responsibilities and own complex work or project lifecycles</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">STEM Background or relevant industry experience</div>
</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:ac69c33edc14" data-parent="757db71e79a6:2225dabd8785">Able to obtain Security+ certification within 90 days of employment with Raft</div>
</li>
</ul>
Highly preferred:
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div class="name" data-wfid="757db71e79a6:adb2e85265af" data-parent="757db71e79a6:824f2b78d734">Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ Experience with Delta Lake Experience with AWS or Azure</div>
</li>
</ul>
Clearance Requirements:
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Active TS/SCI clearance required&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Work Type:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Onsite in Chantilly, VA</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">May require up to 25% travel</li>
</ul>
Salary Range: $150,000.00 - $210,000.00&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities</li>
</ul>
What we will offer you: 
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly competitive salary</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401(k) and company match</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education &amp; training benefits</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Team off-site in fun places!</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous Referral Bonuses</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And More!</li>
</ul>
Our Vision Statement:&nbsp;
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission.&nbsp;
Our Customer Obsession:&nbsp;
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?&nbsp;
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,&nbsp;and collaboration is a norm.&nbsp;
Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I&nbsp;Am, Because&nbsp;We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">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.</div>

<div class="content-intro">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.</div>Who we are:
Raft (<a class="theme markdown__link" href="https://teamraft.com/" target="_blank">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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:&nbsp;
As an Information Systems Security Officer and Manager, you will manage security and compliance activities supporting Raft's cloud-native products and customer environments. You will work closely with engineering and program teams to apply the Risk Management Framework, maintain accurate authorization documentation, assess security risk, and support IATT and ATO efforts across systems at different stages of authorization.
This role requires strong working knowledge of RMF and NIST guidance and experience applying security controls in Kubernetes, containerized workloads, and other cloud-native environments.
<h1>What you will do</h1>
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide ISSO oversight across Raft's product contracts, applying consistent RMF practices while accounting for each customer's system boundary and authorization requirements.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop and maintain mature RMF authorization packages, including System Security Plans, security control traceability matrices, Ports Protocols and Services Management artifacts, architecture and data-flow diagrams, POA&amp;Ms, and bodies of evidence.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Translate system architectures and operational processes into accurate control implementation statements, policies, procedures, and supporting evidence aligned with applicable security control baselines.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Coordinate control owners, engineers, system administrators, and program stakeholders to collect evidence, address gaps, prepare for assessments, and maintain authorization readiness across supported environments.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with engineering teams to make evidence collection and recurring compliance reporting more automated, repeatable, reusable across systems, and traceable to authoritative sources.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct ongoing security risk assessments using findings from cloud and Kubernetes posture reviews, vulnerability and CVE analysis, DISA STIG scans, network monitoring, software-supply-chain reviews, configuration-drift detection, and endpoint protection tools.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Manage POA&amp;Ms from identification through validated closure, including risk prioritization, owners, milestones, due dates, remediation evidence, and status reporting.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate proposed architecture, configuration, boundary, and deployment changes for security-control and authorization impact.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct continuous monitoring, configuration reviews, control assessments, and readiness reviews; embed security requirements early and help technical teams select practical mitigations.</li>
</ul>
What we are looking for:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At least four years of experience in ISSO, ISSM, cybersecurity compliance, information assurance, or a closely related role.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong understanding of the Risk Management Framework and applicable NIST guidance, including NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5, and NIST SP 800-60.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated experience applying RMF and NIST security controls in cloud-native environments, including Kubernetes and containerized workloads.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience developing and maintaining RMF artifacts such as SSPs, control implementation statements, traceability matrices, PPSM packages, POA&amp;Ms, risk assessments, assessment plans and reports, vulnerability results, and supporting evidence.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, DISA STIG compliance, security assessments, and remediation tracking in federal or DoD environments.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to organize and prioritize security activities, evidence, risks, and authorization milestones across multiple systems and customer environments.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to understand technical architectures and findings, connect them to security controls and mission risk, and communicate clearly with engineers, program leaders, and security stakeholders.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Security+ or another qualifying DoD 8140 or contract-required certification at hire, or the ability to obtain it within six months of employment with Raft.</li>
</ul>
Highly preferred:
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information assurance, information technology, or a related field.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CISSP, CISM, CISA, CGRC, or another relevant advanced cybersecurity certification.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with eMASS or a similar governance, risk, and compliance tool.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience supporting or completing an IATT or ATO process.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience securing Kubernetes-based DevSecOps platforms or software factories, particularly within Platform One or a comparable DoD environment.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience implementing or assessing FIPS requirements.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience writing and reviewing RMF control implementation statements, security policies, and procedures.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience communicating security risk and authorization status to program or executive leadership.</li>
</ul>
Clearance Requirements:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
</li>
</ul>
Salary Range: $150,000.00 - $190,000.00
Work Type:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
The selected candidate will work onsite in Honolulu, Hawaii; Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts; Tampa, Florida; Colorado Springs, CO; or the National Capital Region.&nbsp; The position may require up to 35 percent travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations. Candidates must possess a valid, active U.S. passport with at least six months of validity beyond the intended travel period.
</li>
</ul>
What we will offer you:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly competitive salary</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401(k) and company match</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education &amp; training benefits</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous Referral Bonuses</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And More!</li>
</ul>
Our Vision Statement:&nbsp;
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission.&nbsp;
Our Customer Obsession:&nbsp;
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?&nbsp;
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,&nbsp;and collaboration is a norm.&nbsp;
Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I&nbsp;Am, Because&nbsp;We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">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.</div>

Information Systems Security Officer

<div class="content-intro">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.</div>Who we are:
Raft (<a class="theme markdown__link" href="https://teamraft.com/" target="_blank">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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: 
Raft builds mission-critical data, AI, and operational platforms that support time-sensitive decisions across multiple classification levels and deployment environments. Our systems move from cloud-hosted development environments into classified, on-premises, and edge deployments where reliability, security, and repeatability matter.
As an DevOps Engineer, you will help secure, deploy, and operate the platforms behind [R]DP, [R]AP, [R]AIMS, and Raft’s MLOps workflows. This is not a narrow infrastructure role. You will learn how the software works, how data moves through the platform, how Kubernetes workloads behave in production, and how security controls become part of everyday delivery rather than an after-the-fact checklist.
What makes this role different is the breadth of what you’ll be exposed to. CI/CD, GitOps, Kubernetes, Helm charts, observability, secure configuration, data pipelines, ML serving, and customer deployments all show up in the same workstream. You will work alongside experienced platform, software, data, and security engineers while taking ownership of well-scoped work. The right person is curious, disciplined, willing to troubleshoot deeply, and ready to grow into broader platform ownership over time.
<h2>What You’ll Do</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure under the guidance of senior engineers</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Build and maintain CI/CD and GitOps workflows using tools such as GitLab CI, Argo CD, Flux, Helm, and repository-managed deployment configuration</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support secure software delivery practices including container hardening, vulnerability scanning, image provenance checks, secrets hygiene, and policy-driven deployment gates</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Help operate cloud, on-premises, and disconnected deployments across AWS, Azure, data center, and tactical environments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Deploy and debug services, Helm charts, service mesh configuration, Kubernetes networking, storage, and runtime behavior</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support observability across Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, Loki, Kibana, OpenTelemetry, or similar tooling so issues can be detected and resolved quickly</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with software and data engineers to understand service dependencies, data flows, and operational failure modes</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support data and MLOps workloads that may include Kafka, Flink, Pinot, KServe, Kubeflow, Ray, GPU-enabled workloads, and model-serving workflows</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Write maintainable automation and small tools in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or similar languages to reduce manual effort and improve repeatability</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Contribute to compliance-driven delivery practices aligned with RMF, STIGs, NIST 800-53, IL4/IL5/IL6, and customer-specific security requirements</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Document operational procedures, deployment notes, troubleshooting steps, and lessons learned in a way other engineers can reuse</li>
</ul>
What we are looking for:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">5 years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, DevOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, systems administration, cybersecurity engineering, or a closely related role</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Working familiarity with Linux, containers, Docker, and Kubernetes concepts, including pods, services, deployments, config maps, secrets, ingress, and basic troubleshooting</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience building, running, or supporting CI/CD pipelines; exposure to GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, Flux, or similar tools</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to Infrastructure as Code or configuration management with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, or similar tooling</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Understanding of foundational security practices such as least privilege, vulnerability management, container image scanning, secrets handling, secure configuration, and auditability</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to read application logs, inspect runtime configuration, use command-line tooling, and follow evidence to root cause</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Basic scripting or programming ability in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or a comparable language</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Interest in data platforms, streaming systems, MLOps, and operational AI/ML workloads; prior exposure to Kafka, Flink, KServe, Kubeflow, or Ray is a plus</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong written communication and willingness to document work clearly for teammates, customers, and future operators</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Active Secret clearance required; must be eligible for and willing to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to obtain Security+ certification within the first 90 days of employment</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to travel up to 30%</li>
</ul>
Highly preferred:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hands-on experience deploying applications with Helm or Kustomize in a Kubernetes environment</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to GitOps workflows and continuous delivery across multiple environments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Familiarity with AWS or Azure fundamentals including IAM, networking, storage, compute, and managed Kubernetes services</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to service mesh technologies such as Istio, including mTLS, traffic routing, and observability concepts</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks used in government delivery, including RMF, STIGs, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and IL4/IL5/IL6 controls</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience supporting air-gapped, disconnected, classified, or resource-constrained deployments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to SBOMs, SCA, SAST, DAST, container scanning, admission control, OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, Sigstore, or similar supply chain security tooling</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Existing TS/SCI clearance strongly preferred</li>
</ul>
<h2>What Success Looks Like</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You reliably execute assigned deployment, automation, observability, and security tasks with clear communication and good follow-through</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You can explain what changed, why it changed, how it was verified, and what risk remains</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You grow quickly from following runbooks to improving them, then to owning small platform improvements end to end</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Senior engineers trust you with well-defined operational work because you investigate carefully and escalate the right issues early</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Security and compliance practices show up in your daily work: pipelines, manifests, secrets, images, documentation, and operational handoffs are kept clean</li>
</ul>
Clearance Requirements:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">No active clearance required to start required; TS eligibility required</li>
</ul>
Salary Range: $140,000.00 - $180,000.00
Work Type:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hybrid in Colorado Springs, with up to 30% travel</li>
</ul>
What we will offer you:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly competitive salary</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401(k) and company match</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education &amp; training benefits</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous Referral Bonuses</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And More!</li>
</ul>
Our Vision Statement:&nbsp;
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission.&nbsp;
Our Customer Obsession:&nbsp;
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?&nbsp;
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,&nbsp;and collaboration is a norm.&nbsp;
Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I&nbsp;Am, Because&nbsp;We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">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.</div>

<div class="content-intro">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.</div>Who we are:
Raft (<a class="theme markdown__link" href="https://teamraft.com/" target="_blank">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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: 
Raft builds mission-critical data, AI, and operational platforms that support time-sensitive decisions across multiple classification levels and deployment environments. Our systems move from cloud-hosted development environments into classified, on-premises, and edge deployments where reliability, security, and repeatability matter.
As an DevOps Engineer, you will help secure, deploy, and operate the platforms behind [R]DP, [R]AP, [R]AIMS, and Raft’s MLOps workflows. This is not a narrow infrastructure role. You will learn how the software works, how data moves through the platform, how Kubernetes workloads behave in production, and how security controls become part of everyday delivery rather than an after-the-fact checklist.
What makes this role different is the breadth of what you’ll be exposed to. CI/CD, GitOps, Kubernetes, Helm charts, observability, secure configuration, data pipelines, ML serving, and customer deployments all show up in the same workstream. You will work alongside experienced platform, software, data, and security engineers while taking ownership of well-scoped work. The right person is curious, disciplined, willing to troubleshoot deeply, and ready to grow into broader platform ownership over time.
<h2>What You’ll Do</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure under the guidance of senior engineers</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Build and maintain CI/CD and GitOps workflows using tools such as GitLab CI, Argo CD, Flux, Helm, and repository-managed deployment configuration</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support secure software delivery practices including container hardening, vulnerability scanning, image provenance checks, secrets hygiene, and policy-driven deployment gates</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Help operate cloud, on-premises, and disconnected deployments across AWS, Azure, data center, and tactical environments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Deploy and debug services, Helm charts, service mesh configuration, Kubernetes networking, storage, and runtime behavior</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support observability across Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, Loki, Kibana, OpenTelemetry, or similar tooling so issues can be detected and resolved quickly</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with software and data engineers to understand service dependencies, data flows, and operational failure modes</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support data and MLOps workloads that may include Kafka, Flink, Pinot, KServe, Kubeflow, Ray, GPU-enabled workloads, and model-serving workflows</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Write maintainable automation and small tools in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or similar languages to reduce manual effort and improve repeatability</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Contribute to compliance-driven delivery practices aligned with RMF, STIGs, NIST 800-53, IL4/IL5/IL6, and customer-specific security requirements</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Document operational procedures, deployment notes, troubleshooting steps, and lessons learned in a way other engineers can reuse</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
What we are looking for:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">5 years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, DevOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, systems administration, cybersecurity engineering, or a closely related role</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Working familiarity with Linux, containers, Docker, and Kubernetes concepts, including pods, services, deployments, config maps, secrets, ingress, and basic troubleshooting</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience building, running, or supporting CI/CD pipelines; exposure to GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, Flux, or similar tools</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to Infrastructure as Code or configuration management with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, or similar tooling</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Understanding of foundational security practices such as least privilege, vulnerability management, container image scanning, secrets handling, secure configuration, and auditability</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to read application logs, inspect runtime configuration, use command-line tooling, and follow evidence to root cause</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Basic scripting or programming ability in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or a comparable language</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Interest in data platforms, streaming systems, MLOps, and operational AI/ML workloads; prior exposure to Kafka, Flink, KServe, Kubeflow, or Ray is a plus</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong written communication and willingness to document work clearly for teammates, customers, and future operators</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Active Secret clearance required; must be eligible for and willing to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to obtain Security+ certification within the first 90 days of employment</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to travel up to 30%</li>
</ul>
Highly preferred:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hands-on experience deploying applications with Helm or Kustomize in a Kubernetes environment</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to GitOps workflows and continuous delivery across multiple environments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Familiarity with AWS or Azure fundamentals including IAM, networking, storage, compute, and managed Kubernetes services</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to service mesh technologies such as Istio, including mTLS, traffic routing, and observability concepts</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks used in government delivery, including RMF, STIGs, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and IL4/IL5/IL6 controls</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience supporting air-gapped, disconnected, classified, or resource-constrained deployments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to SBOMs, SCA, SAST, DAST, container scanning, admission control, OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, Sigstore, or similar supply chain security tooling</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Existing TS/SCI clearance strongly preferred</li>
</ul>
<h2>What Success Looks Like</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You reliably execute assigned deployment, automation, observability, and security tasks with clear communication and good follow-through</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You can explain what changed, why it changed, how it was verified, and what risk remains</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You grow quickly from following runbooks to improving them, then to owning small platform improvements end to end</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Senior engineers trust you with well-defined operational work because you investigate carefully and escalate the right issues early</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Security and compliance practices show up in your daily work: pipelines, manifests, secrets, images, documentation, and operational handoffs are kept clean</li>
</ul>
Clearance Requirements:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Active Secret Clearance Required; TS/SCI eligibility required</li>
</ul>
Salary Range: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00
Work Type:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hybrid in HI with up to 30% travel</li>
</ul>
What we will offer you:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly competitive salary</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401(k) and company match</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education &amp; training benefits</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous Referral Bonuses</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And More!</li>
</ul>
Our Vision Statement:&nbsp;
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission.&nbsp;
Our Customer Obsession:&nbsp;
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?&nbsp;
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,&nbsp;and collaboration is a norm.&nbsp;
Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I&nbsp;Am, Because&nbsp;We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">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.</div>

<div class="content-intro">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.</div>Who we are:
Raft (<a class="theme markdown__link" href="https://teamraft.com/" target="_blank">https://TeamRaft.com</a>) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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 Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.
About the role: 
As a&nbsp;Staff Engineer, you are a beacon of knowledge and a go-to person for complex challenges. Your role is pivotal in decision-making processes, high-level architecture designs, and setting the course for technical excellence within teams. You're expected to think critically, solve intricate problems, and mentor Senior and below Engineers.
Raft is building a real-time data platform for the Department of Defense (DoD), aimed at enhancing operators' awareness of critical events, including instances like the Chinese balloon and Cessna over the White House incidents. Central to this data platform is the aggregation of real-time data from over 750 sensors. This data is subsequently enriched, rendered queryable, and ultimately presented as a common operational picture to empower operators in making time critical and pertinent decisions. Our system efficiently handles the processing of over a billion events daily, all achieved with millisecond-level latency. Key technologies include Kafka, Kafka Streams, Pinot, Java, Scala, and Kubernetes. Your involvement in this role will encompass hands-on collaboration with a team of accomplished individuals, collectively striving towards excellence.
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build data infrastructure and platforms using streaming frameworks such as Apache Kafka, Flink, and Kafka Streams </li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines to enable comprehensive data operations </li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Leverage software engineering principles to architect, develop, and implement large scale streaming applications</li>
</ul>
What we are looking for:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Five plus years of relevant hands-on industry experience</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In-depth experience with building and managing fault-tolerant, data-intensive platforms using popular streaming technologies such as Kafka, Pinot, or Flink</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience with large-scale relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch to handle low-latency requirements</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Working experience in data management including ETL processing, data governance, and data storage</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience with building and releasing software in cloud-native environments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience using a variety of package managers/dependency managers including Maven, Gradle, and NPM</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Deep knowledge of software design and architecture patterns</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Obtain Security+ certification within the first 90 days of employment with Raft</li>
</ul>
Highly preferred:
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience with Kubernetes</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience with monitoring (i.e. Prometheus, Grafana) and logging (i.e. Fluentbit, Kibana, Loki) solutions in cloud-native environments</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Solid understanding of Helm Charts</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience or knowledge of service mesh technologies, such as Istio</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience with supporting enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience in automation languages like Python or GoLang</li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tech Lead Experience</li>
</ul>
Clearance Requirements:
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Minimum Secret Clearance required</li>
</ul>
Work Type:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Remote with occasional onsite presence as required.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">May require up to 25% travel</li>
</ul>
Salary Range: $160,000 - $210,000&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities</li>
</ul>
What we will offer you: 
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly competitive salary</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401(k) and company match</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Education &amp; training benefits</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Team off-site in fun places!</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous Referral Bonuses</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And More!</li>
</ul>
Our Vision Statement:&nbsp;
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission.&nbsp;
Our Customer Obsession:&nbsp;
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?&nbsp;
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,&nbsp;and collaboration is a norm.&nbsp;
Raft’s core philosophy is&nbsp;Ubuntu: I&nbsp;Am, Because&nbsp;We are. We support our&nbsp;“nadi”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">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.</div>

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