Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Hardware

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 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.

Our team is rapidly growing and looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to contribute to development efforts and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. We enjoy the challenges of human-centered design, security, and scale to create better outcomes for our federal agency partners.

About the role:

As a Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide the United States Space Force (USSF) Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) for the Digital Bloodhound program by developing software in support of Space Systems Command (SSC) Cyber Operations Branch rapid agile development of defensive cyber solutions to protect, defend, and respond to both ground and space based cyber adversarial threats. A successful candidate should be a leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in a fast-paced environment. We are seeking an Infrastructure Engineer with a strong hardware focus to lead the evaluation, selection, and lifecycle management of hardware components across our product ecosystem. This role will serve as the authoritative expert on all hardware used within our systems—its capabilities, performance characteristics, constraints, and integration points. The ideal candidate is passionate about hardware platforms, understands how hardware decisions impact system performance and mission outcomes, and can drive a well-defined, forward-leaning hardware baseline for our products.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of hardware engineering or hardware-focused systems engineering experience
• Strong understanding of compute hardware, network equipment, storage systems, and peripheral devices
• Experience developing and maintaining hardware baselines or platform configurations
• Coordinate with product, software, DevSecOps, and systems engineering teams to ensure hardware baselines align with system architecture and operational requirements.
• Hands-on experience with integration labs, test environments, or operational hardware deployments
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for hardware capabilities and constraints, guiding engineering, testing, and operations teams.
• Support system integration and test environments (TIEs) by validating hardware/software interoperability.
• Experience with Dell OpenManage
• Obtain Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft

Highly preferred:

• Experience supporting DoD, Space Force, or other federal programs
• Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines, virtualization platforms, containerized environments, and hybrid compute architectures
• Knowledge of hardware-relevant cybersecurity concepts (e.g., firmware security, supply-chain risk management, hardware hardening)
• Experience with requirements management tools (Jira, GitLab, DOORS, Confluence)
• Vendor-specific certifications (Dell, HP, Cisco, Juniper, etc.) are a strong plus

Clearance Requirements:

• Active Secret security clearance with ability obtain and maintain a Top Secret

Work Type:

• Onsite daily in Colorado Springs, CO
• May require up to 15% travel

Salary Range:

• $130,000 - $170,000
• The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities

What we will offer you:  

• Highly competitive salary 
• Fully covered he