Senior Data Platform Engineer for DoD-Scale & Kafka

Raft Company Website; Tampa, Dayton (FL, OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Remote/hybrid options

Snacks

Job summary

Raft is building a DoD data platform to enhance operators' awareness of critical data using Kafka, Flink, Pinot, Java, Scala, and Kubernetes. You will collaborate with a skilled team to design and deliver scalable data applications for mission-critical purposes.

The role requires experience with large-scale data systems, cloud-native deployment, and security requirements, with on-site work in Tampa, FL or Dayton, OH, and up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on industry experience.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch).
• Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio).
• Experience supporting enterprise cloud applications or infrastructure.
• Experience in automation languages like Python or Go.
• Experience in data management including ETL processing, data governance, and data storage.
• Experience with building and releasing software in cloud-native environments.
• Experience with Maven, Gradle, and NPM as package managers.
• Strong knowledge of software design and architecture patterns.
• Plan to obtain Security+ within the first 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Build data infrastructure and platforms using Kafka, Flink, and Kafka Streams.
• Create ETL pipelines for comprehensive data operations.
• Architect, develop, and deploy large-scale data applications.

Skills

3+ years experience

Databases

Python/Go

ETL

Cloud-native

Software design patterns

Security+ (within 90 days)

Tools

Kafka

Kafka Streams

Pinot

Java

Scala

Kubernetes

Job description

Raft is building a DoD data platform to enhance operators' awareness of critical data using Kafka, Flink, Pinot, Java, Scala, and Kubernetes. You will collaborate with a skilled team to design and deliver scalable data applications for mission-critical purposes.

The role requires experience with large-scale data systems, cloud-native deployment, and security requirements, with on-site work in Tampa, FL or Dayton, OH, and up to 25% travel.