Associate DevSecOps 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 Reston, 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 Associate DevSecOps Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.

About the role:

As an Associate DevSecOps Engineer, you start my day by assisting in the development and implementation of end-to-end cluster and application lifecycles, aiming for secure and effective processes. You then assist in coordinating with clients, helping in designing and setting up Kubernetes or Docker solutions based on their requirements. You participate in the construction of CI/CD pipelines, facilitating the timely and consistent delivery of software.

What we are looking for:

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or Docker, assisting in setting up clusters
• Experience building Gitlab CI/CD pipeline templates and jobs
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., shell scripting, Python, or other scripting languages)
• Implement and improve development and security best practices by building necessary CICD pipeline jobs (Linting, SCA, SAST, Vulnerability scanning)
• Proven experience in software systems development via CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab Pipelines)
• Exposure in Agile, DevOps and DevSecOps methodologies, practices, and culture
• Problem solving aptitude
• Experience with designing and implementing enterprise-grade, scalable cloud-based services to support our development teams
• Experience with Log Management and Analytics tools such as PLG/Splunk/ELK
• Experience with building, deployment, release automation, or orchestration
• Experience writing Unit/Integration/e2e testing (e.g., Junit, Cypress, Selenium)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, etc.) 
• Obtain Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft

Highly preferred:

• Experience with implementing Sigstore and Cosign to sign container images as well as SBOMs
• Experience with hardening application containers
• Proven experience with Istio service mesh
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#
• Passionate about automation, system efficiency, and security
• Certifications such as CKA, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer

Clearance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Work Type:

• Remote (Local to San Antonio, TX highly preferred)
• May require up to 10% travel

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
• Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs
• Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work
• Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options
• 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.