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 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 :

As a DevSecOps Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and implementing secure, end-to-end cluster and application lifecycles in cloud environments. You will collaborate with clients and internal teams to design and implement containerization solutions using Kubernetes or Docker. A key aspect of your role will involve building and maintaining CI / CD pipelines, ensuring a smooth, secure software update process. Additionally, you will apply GitOps principles for software delivery automation, ensuring that systems are both efficient and secure. Your work will support the organization's goals of enhancing security, scalability, and operational efficiency.

This role is contingent on contract award.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and implement secure, end-to-end Kubernetes or Docker-based cluster and application lifecycles.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to architect containerized solutions and cloud-native applications.
• Build, maintain, and optimize CI / CD pipelines to ensure secure and seamless software delivery.
• Apply GitOps principles for automated and reliable deployment processes.
• Implement DevSecOps best practices, ensuring security is integrated at every stage of the development lifecycle.
• Ensure effective log management and use analytics tools for system monitoring and optimization.
• Leverage AWS cloud services and other cloud platforms to ensure system reliability, scalability, and security.
• Contribute to the development of secure network configurations and cloud-based security architecture.
• Maintain strong familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps methodologies to enhance operational efficiency.
• Assist in implementing Service Mesh solutions (e.g., Istio) to support secure and efficient service-to-service communications.
• Collaborate with teams using version control systems like GitLab, and work with automation tools like Ansible, Maven, and Gradle.
• Participate in software development using CI / CD pipelines, with a focus on security and automation.
• Stay current with cloud technologies, industry best practices, and evolving security threats to recommend innovative solutions.
• Maintain infrastructure using IaC / CaC

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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 withthemission.

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 : IAm, BecauseWe 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.