DevOps Engineer

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 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 DevOps Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.

About the role:

As a DevOps Engineer, you will bundle, version, and maintain configuration items for software deployment across different environments. You will own deployment processes for multiple sites, understanding and recording the specifics of differing software builds while supporting configuration management of Infrastructure as Code for Kubernetes-based hardware stacks hosting mission applications. You will utilize automated deployment tools in a C2S environment and provide solutions for full stack deployment. This role involves interacting with teams across multiple functional areas including requirements, architecture, development, integration, test, platform, and infrastructure.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience with Artifactory for artifact management
• Proficiency with GitLab for version control and CI/CD
• JIRA experience including creating releases, viewing open issues/bugs, generating release note reports based on tickets, and asset management
• Helm knowledge for configuration management and pulling charts
• Experienced with building, deployment, release automation, or orchestration 
• Confluence or equivalent collaboration tool proficiency
• Experience with configuring CI/CD pipelines using GitLab Runners
• Understanding of branching strategies and software release versioning
• Knowledge of automated deployment tools in C2S environments
• Experience with full stack solutions deployment
• DevSecOps or SecDevOps background preferred
• Full life cycle Agile development experience
  

Highly preferred:

• Experience with SonarQube for code quality analysis
• Xray testing tool experience
• Experience with AWS and/or other cloud computing solutions
• Experience with Kubernetes monitoring (i.e. Prometheus, Grafana) and logging (i.e. Fluentbit, Kibana, Loki) solutions
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functional teams
• Passion for building enterprise mission applications

Clearance Requirements:

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI

Work Type: 

• Onsite in Dulles, VA
• May require up to 15% travel

Salary Range:

• $130,000 - $160,000
• The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities

What we will offer you:

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) and company match
• Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays
• Education & training benefits
• Generous Referral Bonuses
• And More!

Our Vision Statement: 

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

Our Customer Obsession: 

We will approach every deliverable