Platform Engineer

Platform 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.

Raft ( 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.

About the Role

The Platform Engineer possesses fundamental experience working with hybrid infrastructure developer platforms. The engineer has had hands-on experience deploying Kubernetes and automating platform management. The engineer is progressing in developing platform APIs and will have some experience hosting containerized applications. This engineer will work closely with senior members and is looking to advance their mentoring capabilities. Effective communication is necessary for internal interactions.

What We Are Looking For

• Minimum 3 years of relevant hands-on experience
• Experience developing production software leveraging modern languages (including : Java, Python, Go, NodeJS, etc.)
• Experience developing containerized services deployed in production on orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Mesos, Swarm, etc.
• In-depth experience with agile and lean software development philosophies
• Demonstrated experience with modern version control systems such as Git, Subversion, Mercurial, etc.
• Experience building developer platform services and APIs that scale in production
• Experience building production services using Cloud Infrastructure Providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
• Experience in Identity and Access Lifecycle Management Operations and Controls
• Resume demonstrates deep understanding of modern microservices architectures, design patterns, resiliency techniques, and optimizations
• Manage, report, and facilitate certification of access for all in-scope resources (including SaaS, AWS, Azure, CSS managed applications, tools, and systems)
• Bachelor Degree in computer science, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree; or equivalent industry experience
• Ability to obtain a Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft

Highly Preferred

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What We Will Offer You

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.