Senior Platform Engineer: Kubernetes, GitOps (Remote)

Raft; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully covered healthcare, dental, and 

vision coverage

401(k) and company match

PTO + 11 paid holidays

Job summary

Raft is seeking a Senior Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable platform infrastructure across cloud, on‑prem, and hybrid environments. You will lead automation of software delivery, infrastructure provisioning, and security integration with software engineers and cybersecurity teams.

The role requires deep Kubernetes, cloud-native tech, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, and GitOps practices to build resilient platforms and ensure compliant application delivery

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps/Platform Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on in production Kubernetes and Docker environments.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native tech stacks.
• IaC using Terraform or similar tools; CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain IaC for distributed, containerized apps.
• Architect and manage Kubernetes platforms across AWS and other clouds.
• Build secure, automated CI/CD pipelines with testing and security checks.
• Implement GitOps workflows for continuous delivery.
• Deploy and support platform services for multi-tenant use.
• Maintain highly available Kubernetes clusters with security/compliance.
• Provide multi-tenant access to cloud-native services.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and observability.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

GitOps

Linux/Containerization

Observability

Troubleshooting

Tools

Docker

Helm

GitLab Runners

Ansible

Terraform (as Code)

Job description

Raft is seeking a Senior Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable platform infrastructure across cloud, on‑prem, and hybrid environments. You will lead automation of software delivery, infrastructure provisioning, and security integration with software engineers and cybersecurity teams.

The role requires deep Kubernetes, cloud-native tech, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, and GitOps practices to build resilient platforms and ensure compliant application delivery