Software Reliability 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 :

The Software Reliability Engineer (SRE) shall be able to build and maintain infrastructure as code on large scale multi-site deployments. The SRE shall utilize their experience to evaluate and assess new ways to scale platform capabilities. The SRE shall be able to automate workflows to help push the limit of the infrastructure and enable continuous delivery of capabilities onto a hybrid infrastructure. The engineer shall be able to troubleshoot issues until root causes are understood on high traffic production systems, participate in design and code review processes, interact with product owners to coordinate infrastructure changes and be responsible for identifying bottlenecks and improving performance of the platform.

What we are looking for :

• 5+ years, building and maintaining Kubernetes clusters across hybrid-cloud infrastructure
• 8+ years of experience working in Operations, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering
• 5+ years of infrastructure / configuration management experience using tools like Terraform, Helm etc.
• 5+ years experience with Cloud service monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, FluentD, ElasticStack, SumoLogic, etc.
• Exceptionally proficient (knowledge and work experience) in Linux system administration
• Ability to assist with GitLab CI pipelines (build / promote artifacts and security scans) - Experience creating automation using APIs from Azure or Google Cloud
• Work closely with the client and other key stakeholders to provide strategic input and help navigate needs and tradeoffs to build extensible digital solutions
• Enjoy collaborating with the team to plan story points, sprint themes, etc
• Experience with at least one agile methodology, including Scrum or Kanban
• 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

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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.