TS/SCI Platform Engineer - Kubernetes & GitOps

Raft

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 185,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

PTO + holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Raft, a U.S.-based defense tech company, seeks a Platform Engineer in San Diego to automate and orchestrate critical infrastructure. This role requires active Top Secret/SCI clearance and hands-on work with Kubernetes, GitOps, and CI/CD pipelines.

Based onsite in San Diego, you will develop IaC, automate deployments, and collaborate across Cybersecurity, Software Development, and Operations to ensure secure, repeatable platform deployments for national-security projects.

Qualifications

Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
5+ years automating infrastructure with Ansible and IaC.
Experience supporting Kubernetes-based environments and containerized apps.
Familiarity with GitOps workflows and Git-based development.
Proficient in building CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD or similar).
Strong systems engineering and SDLC understanding.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain IaC and automation using Ansible and declarative config management.
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for enterprise platform deployments.
Automate deployment and validation of Kubernetes-based apps and services.
Support onboarding across development, staging, and production environments.
Implement and optimize GitOps workflows for lifecycle management.