Senior Platform Engineer, Raft
$160-180k
More information about location
2-3 days a week in office (Hanscom AFB, MA )
Supporting digital innovation in federal organizations
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Supporting digital innovation in federal organizations
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-180k
More information about location
2-3 days a week in office (Hanscom AFB, MA )
201-500 employees
Company mission
To bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency.
Role
Who you are
- The Senior Platform Engineer is an expert in hybrid-infrastructure developer platforms
- They excel in deploying Kubernetes and in the automation of platform management
- The engineer will have experience developing advanced platform APIs and will be an authority on containerized applications
- With leadership skills, they will mentor junior to mid-level engineers and have strong communication skills for high-level stakeholder interaction
- 5+ years of experience creating and maintaining Kubernetes clusters via both managed services (e.g., AKS, EKS, or GKE) and/or self-managed installers (e.g., EKS-A, RKE2, or similar)
- 5+ years of experience leading teams building and developing containerized services deployed in production on orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Mesos, etc
- 3+ years of experience managing network resources for Kubernetes clusters (i.e., CNI solutions, NetworkPolicies, etc.)
- 3+ years of experience managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads at enterprise scale
- Experience deploying and maintaining platform services and deployment tools (e.g., Istio, Keycloak, Vault, Harbor, ArgoCD, CertManager, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, FluentBit, FluentD)
- Experience configuring metrics scraping and monitoring dashboards (e.g., Prometheus and Grafana configurations)
- 5+ years of experience building production services using Cloud Infrastructure Providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
- 5+ years of experience deploying, maintaining, and monitoring cloud-based compute resources (e.g., AWS EC2 and EBS, Azure Virtual Machines and premium storage, etc.)
- Relevant experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring cloud-based network resources (e.g., AWS VPCs, Subnets and Security Groups, Azure Virtual Networks and Network Security Groups, etc.)
- 5+ years of experience building developer platform services and APIs that scale in production
- 3+ years of experience in Identity and Access Lifecycle Management Operations and Controls
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent experience; Master’s preferred
- Active Security+ certification or ability to obtain within 90 days; advanced certifications (e.g., CISSP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) highly preferred
- Clearance Requirements:
- Active Secret security clearance
Desirable
- Experience hardening Kubernetes clusters via RBAC, Audit Policies, admission controllers (e.g., OPA Gatekeeper or Kyverno), image scanning (e.g., Trivy, Sysdig, or NeuVector), NetworkPolicies, CIS benchmark, and CISA/NSA Hardening Guidance
- Experience configuring log forwarding, filtering, and aggregation (e.g., Loki, FluentBit, or FluentD)
- CI/CD experience writing automation to deploy K8s applications at scale
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch
- Experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring on-premises compute infrastructure (e.g., blade servers, edge devices, VMware virtual machines, etc.)
- Experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Python, or Go
- Experience building data intensive platforms
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers
Our take
The modern digital battlefield demands innovative approaches to command and control systems across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. Raft specializes in developing cutting-edge products powered by AI, ML, and data analytics to enhance decision-making processes and operational effectiveness for its federal partners.
To meet these challenges, Raft employs a custom full-stack, data-focused architectural approach to provide efficient and effective decision-making tools. With a significant growth investment from Washington Harbour Partners, Raft is poised to intensify its R&D efforts, and expand its command and control product offerings to solidify its position as a leader in defense technology.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2024
$60m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $60m
Company benefits
- 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
Company HQ
Hunter Mill District, Reston, VA
Leadership
Shubhi Mishra
(CEO)Previously an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton before becoming an Independent Consultant. They are also a Founding Member of Chief and The Alliance for Commercial Technology in Government.
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