Raft
Defense Tech
PrincipalSoftwareEngineer,FieldEngineering
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“Principal Software Engineer, Field Engineering at Raft. Skills: Field Engineering, Software Development, DevSecOps, Kubernetes. Serve as embedded technical lead. Install products”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot; Debug; Root cause analysis
U. S. based position, Work within continental U. S., Up to 30% travel, Willing to commute to APG, Relocate to APG
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years software engineering experience, Active Secret clearance, U. S. citizenship required, Hands-on production coding experience, DevSecOps experience required, Working proficiency with Kubernetes, Scripting skills in Bash and Python, Ability to obtain Security+ certification
Nice to Have
Prior experience working at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Supporting APG-based Army programs, Experience with C5ISR Center, Experience with PEO C3T, Experience with PEO IEW
What You'll Do.
Serve as embedded technical lead
Own end-to-end product deployment
Integrate with Army data sources
Integrate with mission systems
Write production-quality code
Build installation playbooks
Improve installation playbooks
Maintain installation playbooks
Build integration playbooks
Improve integration playbooks
Maintain integration playbooks
Build troubleshooting playbooks
Improve troubleshooting playbooks
Maintain troubleshooting playbooks
Apply DevSecOps practices
Manage CI/CD pipelines
Manage container builds
Manage infrastructure as code
Manage secrets management
Apply security controls
Deploy Kubernetes workloads
Debug Kubernetes workloads
Troubleshoot networking
Integrate Raft products
Champion Raft products
Run enablement sessions
Answer technical questions
Capture lessons learned
Capture customer feedback
Translate feedback to product teams
Frame problems clearly
Pull in the right help
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with product teams; Partner with platform teams; Partner with delivery teams; Work with Army customers; Work with program offices; Work with partner integrators
Communication Scope
Brief program office; Brief senior stakeholders; Translate between users and engineers
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
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. 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 defense tech company dedicated to empowering U. S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, 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. Our product suite, [R]DP (Raft Data Platform), [R]AIMS (Raft AI Mission System), and [R]AP (Raft Application Platform), is being fielded across the U. S. Army and joint force to power data fusion, AI/ML, and mission applications at the tactical and operational edge. We are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to be embedded with our Army customers at Aberdeen Proving Ground, serving as Raft’s senior technical presence on the ground: someone who can write production code in the morning, troubleshoot a Kubernetes deployment in a SCIF in the afternoon, and brief a program office on fielding status before end of day. About The Role As Principal Software Engineer, Field Engineering, you are Raft’s embedded technical lead at Aberdeen Proving Ground. You will work directly with Army customers, program offices, and partner integrators to deploy, integrate, and operationalize [R]DP, [R]AIMS, and [R]AP in their environments. You are a software engineer first. The field engineering context mean
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