Senior Cloud Engineer

Who we are:

Raft (https://TeamRaft.com) 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 Senior Cloud Engineer to support our customer and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. 

About the role:

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will support a software factory platform using agile development practices. You will leverage GitOps processes to deploy a DevSecOps platform for different developer teams to push their software into production within the federal sector. Our framework will leverage open source and Cloud Native Computing Foundation Kubernetes framework to provide a lightweight, vendor agnostic system.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of overall experience in working with AWS 
• Ability to build, install, configure, STIG, test and deploy infrastructure, platform components and applications as new requirements arise across classification fabrics.
• Configure, deploy, improve, and administer cloud-based resources and cloud native resources, specifically AWS GovCloud.
• Perform routine systems administration, monitoring, and maintenance (e.g., version upgrades, patching, account management, routine troubleshooting) on cloud-based instances.
• Administer access control and identity and access management policies and best practices to ensure the security and integrity of the system, platforms, and its components.
• Support the implementation and operational support of new technologies as they arise to include Cross Domain Solutions.
• The ability to leverage DevSecOps Reference Design compliant tools and technologies such as Kubernetes in supporting UP mission objectives and system operational requirements.
• Ability to leverage computer programing languages such as Python, Bash, SQL, Java, etc.
• Develop and deploy scripts (Terraform, Helm, Python, etc.) on a routine basis to support platform and customer requirements with a focus towards automation as much as practicable.
• Architect, develop and implement end-to-end cluster and application lifecycles. 
• Work with clients architecting, developing, and implementing Kubernetes solutions both in the Cloud and on-premises. 
• Design and integrate a modern Kubernetes based platform using GitOps principles for DoD Software Factories. 
• Be an active member in in daily scrum meetings, bi-weekly sprint planning, and quarterly milestone planning, and as-needed pairing sessions. 
• Experience with core AWS services, e.g DNS, Route53, ASG, RDS, S3, EC2, VPC, MSK, SQS, SNS, ECR, ElastiCache etc. 
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, e.g Terraform, Ansible 
• Experience with infrastructure architecture and cloud migration 
• Experience with integrating Twistlock, Sonarqube, Static-code-analysis 
• Experience with database management e.g., MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, or Oracle
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree/ industry experience
• Obtain Security + within the first 90 days of employment

Highly preferred:

• Experience with Platform One’s Big Bang Tech Stack
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes 
• Certified AWS Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional 
• Knowledge of SRE principals 
• DoD experience - knowledge of DISA STIG compliance requirements, FIPS policies
• Local to San Antonio, TX

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.