Associate Cybersecurity Engineer

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.

Who we are:

Raft ( is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business 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.

We're looking for an experienced Associate Cybersecurity Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.

About the role:

As an Associate Cybersecurity Engineer, you will work as a valuable member of our security team. Your responsibilities include implementing and maintaining security solutions, participating in security testing, and assisting with incident response activities.

What we are looking for:

1-2 years of hands-on experience implementing IAM, SIEM, IaC, and CaC solutions such as Okta, Keycloak, Splunk, ELK, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, or MITRE SAF

Experience with configuring & maintaining security tooling such as vulnerability & compliance scanners, SAST & DAST, EDR, audit logging, etc.

Experience with AWS cloud security offerings such as CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Inspector, GuardDuty, Shield, Secrets Manager, et

Experience implementing automated validations of RMF controls (e.g., NIST 800-53) in container or VM images

Experience with securing and hardening Linux virtual machines and containers

Proven experience in software systems development via CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab Pipelines)

Understanding of secure network & system architectures, virtualization & cloud technologies, application security, encryption technologies, and IPS/IDS technologies

Experience with defense-in-depth security engineering and conducting security testing against the environment

Working knowledge of DevSecOps methodologies & implementing security tooling within CI/CD pipelines

Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes & Docker and related scanning tools such as TwistLock, Trivy, Zarf, JFrog Xray, or Anchore

Understanding of on-prem & cloud-based Linux & Windows systems hardening using DISA STIGs & SRGs or other industry best practices

Hands-on experience with relevant security documentation such as SBOMs, PPS lists, data flow & network diagrams, and SSPs

Willing to occasionally work in a classified environment such as a Closed Area or SCIF on a quarterly basis

Stay current with industry trends, making recommendations as needed to help the company excel

Obtain CompTIA Security+ or other DoD 8570 IAT Level II or higher certification within the first 90 days of employment with Raft

Highly preferred:

Familiarity with the NIST RMF or other security/risk frameworks

Experience with programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#

Implement and improve development and security best practices by building necessary CICD pipeline jobs (Linting, SCA, SAST, Vulnerability scanning)

Hands-on keyboard experience with AWS Cloud offerings

Experience with implementing Sigstore and Cosign to sign container images as well as SBOMs

Experience with hardening application containers

Proven experience with Istio service mesh

Certifications such as:

CKS or CKA

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Associate or Professional

CCSP

Clearance Requirements:

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance

Work Type:

Remote (Local to San Antonio, TX highly preferred)

May require up to 10% travel

Salary Range:

$70,000 - $110,000

The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities

What we will offer you:

Highly competitive salary

Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) and company match

Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays

Education & training benefits

Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs

Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work

Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options

Team off-site in fun places!

Generous Referral Bonuses

And More!

Our Vision Statement:

We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission.

Our Customer Obsession:

We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.

How do we get there?

Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking, and collaboration is a norm.

Raft's core philosophy is Ubuntu: I Am, Because We are. We support our "nadi" by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.