DevOps Engineer, Platform & MLOps Focus

Raft; Honolulu (HI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental & vision

401(k) with match

PTO + holidays

Education benefits

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Raft is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our defense-tech platform team in Hawaii. This hybrid role will secure, deploy, and operate platforms across cloud, on-prem, and edge environments, with emphasis on Kubernetes, CI/CD, and secure configuration.

You will work with Go, Python, Bash, and ensure compliance with RMF/NIST guidelines. You must be eligible for a Top Secret/SCI clearance and be willing to travel up to 30% to support customers and field deployments.

Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, DevOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, systems administration, cybersecurity engineering, or a closely related role.
• Working familiarity with Linux, containers, Docker, and Kubernetes concepts, including pods, services, deployments, config maps, secrets, ingress, and basic troubleshooting.
• Experience building, running, or supporting CI/CD pipelines; exposure to GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, Flux, or similar tools.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code or configuration management with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, or similar tooling.
• Understanding of foundational security practices such as least privilege, vulnerability management, container image scanning, secrets handling, secure configuration, and auditability.
• Ability to read application logs, inspect runtime configuration, use command-line tooling, and follow evidence to root cause.
• Basic scripting or programming ability in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or a comparable language.
• Interest in data platforms, streaming systems, MLOps, and operational AI/ML workloads; prior exposure to Kafka, Flink, KServe, Kubeflow, or Ray is a plus.
• Strong written communication and willingness to document work clearly for teammates, customers, and future operators.
• Active Secret clearance required; must be eligible for and willing to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Ability to travel up to 30%

Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure under the guidance of senior engineers
• Build and maintain CI/CD and GitOps workflows using tools such as GitLab CI, Argo CD, Flux, Helm, and repository-managed deployment configuration
• Support secure software delivery practices including container hardening, vulnerability scanning, image provenance checks, secrets hygiene, and policy-driven deployment gates
• Help operate cloud, on-premises, and disconnected deployments across AWS, Azure, data center, and tactical environments
• Deploy and debug services, Helm charts, service mesh configuration, Kubernetes networking, storage, and runtime behavior
• Support observability across Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, Loki, Kibana, OpenTelemetry, or similar tooling so issues can be detected and resolved quickly
• Work with software and data engineers to understand service dependencies, data flows, and operational failure modes
• Support data and MLOps workloads that may include Kafka, Flink, Pinot, KServe, Kubeflow, Ray, GPU-enabled workloads, and model-serving workflows
• Write maintainable automation and small tools in Go, Java, Python, Bash, or similar languages to reduce manual effort and improve repeatability
• Contribute to compliance-driven delivery practices aligned with RMF, STIGs, NIST 800-53, IL4/IL5/IL6, and customer-specific security requirements
• Document operational procedures, deployment notes, troubleshooting steps, and lessons learned in a way other engineers can reuse

Skills

DevSecOps

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitOps

Security practices

Scripting

Communication

Tools

GitLab CI

Argo CD

Flux

Helm

Kubernetes security tools

Job description

Raft is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our defense-tech platform team in Hawaii. This hybrid role will secure, deploy, and operate platforms across cloud, on-prem, and edge environments, with emphasis on Kubernetes, CI/CD, and secure configuration.

You will work with Go, Python, Bash, and ensure compliance with RMF/NIST guidelines. You must be eligible for a Top Secret/SCI clearance and be willing to travel up to 30% to support customers and field deployments.