Raft

Defense Tech

PrincipalSoftwareEngineer,FieldEngineering

$220–330k ~AI est. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Software Engineer, Field Engineering at Raft. Skills: Field Engineering, Software Development, DevSecOps, Kubernetes. Serve as embedded technical lead. Install products”

Industry & Context.

Defense Tech
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot; Debug; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

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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