Principal Platform Engineer

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 include 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.

As a Principal Platform Engineer, you are responsible for the deployment, management, and maintenance of virtual and physical compute infrastructure to support Kubernetes platforms in cloud, on premises, and at the edge. Common tasks include designing, deploying, and maintaining physical and virtual infrastructure architectures to provide compute resources (i.e., CPU, RAM, storage, and GPU) to Kubernetes clusters; deploying, managing and maintaining physical and virtual compute resources (e.g., AWS EC2 and EBS resources in region, on Outposts rack, and on Snowball Edge); developing and deploying Linux and/or Windows servers; developing and maintaining storage arrays; deploying and maintaining Kubernetes CSI systems; and the creation and maintenance of automation scripts and pipelines.

We're looking for candidates with:

• Minimum 8 years of relevant hands-on experience
• Experience deploying, maintaining and monitoring AWS cloud compute resources, including EC2, EBS, and S3
• Experience deploying and managing storage arrays and/or distributed filesystems (e.g., SANs, Rook Ceph, etc.)
• Experience deploying infrastructure as code (IAC) (e.g., terraform, ansible, etc.)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Ability to obtain Security+ within 90 days of employment with Raft

Highly preferred qualifications include experience managing compute resources for Kubernetes clusters, hardening operating systems, installing and maintaining physical compute infrastructure, and various AWS and Kubernetes certifications.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance and may require up to 25% travel. We offer a competitive salary range of $140,000 - $225,000, along with excellent benefits including healthcare, 401(k) with company match, unlimited PTO, education benefits, and more.

At Raft, we believe in Ubuntu: "I Am, Because We are". We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Join us in our mission to innovate and solve complex problems in the public sector!