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Posted on:
October 27, 2024
This is a U.S. based position. All programs we support require U.S. citizenship for employment eligibility, and all work must be conducted within the continental U.S.
Who we are:
Raft (https://TeamRaft.com) is a customer-obsessed, non-traditional small business focused on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development. Headquartered in McLean, VA, we serve innovative federal and public agencies, leveraging design thinking, cutting-edge tech stack, and cloud-native ecosystems to build digital solutions impacting millions of Americans' lives.
We are seeking an experienced Chief Data Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.
About the Role:
As a Chief Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the foundation of Raft's Data Platform. Your responsibilities extend beyond coding; you will lead multiple software teams through the complexities of large-scale production. You will be key in architectural decisions, building a Data Platform central to implementing Data Fabric and Data Mesh architectures. Our platform blends best-of-breed OSS solutions with our secure enhancements for DoD Enterprise, optimized to meet our customers' scale needs.
What we are looking for:
Clearance Requirements:
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Work Type:
Based in Tampa, FL (Relocation paid), with up to 10% travel.
What we offer you:
Our Vision Statement: We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and a mission-driven focus.
Our Customer Obsession: We treat every deliverable like a product with a customer-obsessed mindset, essential for scaling and ensuring seamless client interactions.
How do we get there?
Public-sector modernization is crucial for a better world. Raft aims to innovate and tackle complex challenges, ensuring a future of efficiency and collaboration. Our core philosophy is Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are. We elevate each other as a hyper collaborative team that values cognitive and cultural diversity. Innovation and collaboration are our practice.
We are an equal opportunity employer, considering all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Raft is a digital consulting firm with niche expertise in the rapid delivery of modern, user-first, scalable, and data-intensive digital solutions. We accelerate the missions of our federal partners through human-centered design (HCD) and agile development practices, bringing deep technical expertise in DevSecOps, Kubernetes management, cloud-native microservice architectures, and secure, open source delivery. As an SBA Certified 8(a) WOSB, we provide services that fall under the CNCF umbrella. We put our people and our culture first. We work with some of the smartest, hardest working experts in their field. We owe it to them to make sure our team is free of meaningless restrictions and internal politics so they can focus on what they love, finding innovative solutions. We build off the Open-Source and resist vendor lock in. That way you’re not paying us to reinvent the wheel, our solutions play nice with others and are always adaptable. We know digital innovation doesn’t always operate during bank hours, so neither do we. (It's also why we don’t dress like bankers.) We aren’t afraid to go the extra mile or put in the extra time to find a solution. We get it right the first time; we won’t waste our time (and your money) trying to fix something that’s fundamentally broken. It’s kind of like making an exceptional cup of coffee, if the beans are roasted wrong, it doesn’t matter how much pumpkin spice you dump in your cup, it’s still not going to taste great. And above all else we’re up for a challenge; it’s in our DNA. Ask us about something that’s never been done, or better yet something that can’t be done, and we’ll find a way to do it. It’s just who we are. If you need a partner that’s looking toward the future and not the past, don’t go traditional, go Raft.