Principal AWS Engineer

Who we are:

Raft (https://goraft.tech) 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 Reston, 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 Principal AWS Engineer 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.

What we are looking for:

• Work side by side the Cloud Architect to ensure AWS services and Infrastructure has parity across different classifications
• Assist in automating the provisioning of AWS resources using Terraform / Terragrunt / Ansible
• Provide guidance to teams on AWS resources across all classifications (including C2S)
• Provision AWS resources with multi tenant first approach
• Work closely with the client and other key stakeholders to provide strategic input and help navigate needs and tradeoffs to build extensible digital solutions  

Highly preferred:

• Should have production level working experience managing AWS infrastructure
• Should have interest in learning Terraform / Terragrunt / Ansible
• Should have experience working with CloudFormation
• Should have expertise in a scripting language (PowerShell, Python, Bash, etc). 
• Should have an interest in learning Kubernetes (EKS or beyond)
• Passion for continuous learning
• Can communicate and breakdown complex technical concepts to non-technical team members and stakeholders 
• Enjoy collaborating with Product Managers to plan story points, sprint themes, etc.
• Experience with at least one agile methodology, including Scrum, or Kanban  
• Love to demo your work to the team 

Clearance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

Work Type:

• Remote

What we will offer you:  

• Highly competitive salary 
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage 
• 401(k) and company match 
• Unlimited PTO + 11 paid holidays 
• Education & training benefits 
• Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs 
• Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work 
• Team off-site in fun places! 
• Generous Referral Bonuses 
• And More!

Our Vision Statement:  

We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission.

Our Customer Obsession:

We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.

How do we get there?

Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking, and collaboration is a norm.

Raft’s core philosophy is Ubuntu: I Am, Because We are. We support our “nadi” by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.