Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Hardware

Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Hardware

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.

Raft () is a customer‑obsessed non‑traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, headquartered in McLean, VA. Our clients include innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting‑edge tech stack, and a cloud‑native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide the United States Space Force (USSF) Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) for the Digital Bloodhound program. You will develop software to support Space Systems Command (SSC) Cyber Operations Branch in the rapid, agile development of defensive cyber solutions to protect, defend, and respond to both ground and space‑based cyber adversarial threats. You will lead the evaluation, selection, and lifecycle management of hardware components across the product ecosystem, serving as the authoritative expert on all hardware used within our systems.

We are seeking a hardware‑focused engineer to:

• Lead the evaluation, selection, and lifecycle management of hardware components across our product ecosystem.
• Serve as the subject‑matter expert for hardware capabilities and constraints, guiding engineering, testing, and operations teams.
• Coordinate with product, software, Dev Sec Ops , and systems engineering teams to ensure hardware baselines align with system architecture and operational requirements.
• Support system integration and test environments (TIEs) by validating hardware/software interoperability.
• Develop and maintain hardware baselines or platform configurations.
• Participate in integration labs, test environments, or operational hardware deployments.
• Obtain Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft.
• Use Dell Open Manage and other tooling.

• Bachelor's degree in Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of hardware engineering or hardware‑focused systems engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of compute hardware, network equipment, storage systems, and peripheral devices.
• Experience developing and maintaining hardware baselines or platform configurations.
• Hands‑on experience with integration labs, test environments, or operational hardware deployments.
• Experience with Dell Open Manage.

• Experience supporting DoD, Space Force, or other federal programs.
• Familiarity with Dev Sec Ops  pipelines, virtualization platforms, containerized environments, and hybrid compute architectures.
• Knowledge of hardware‑relevant cybersecurity concepts (e.g., firmware security, supply‑chain risk management, hardware hardening).
• Experience with requirements management tools (Jira, Git Lab, DOORS, Confluence).
• Vendor‑specific certifications (Dell, HP, Cisco, Juniper, etc.) are a strong plus.

• Active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.

• Onsite daily in Colorado Springs, CO.
• May require up to 15% travel.

• $130,000 – $170,000.
• The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities.

• Highly competitive salary.
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) and company match.
• Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays.
• And more!

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.