Technical Product Manager

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 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 include 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 Technical Product Manager to support our customer and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. This is a unique opportunity to help build and shape a game-changing organization where we put our customers and people first.

About the role:

As a Technical Product Manager, you will be considered a "generalist" on CI/CD pipeline and security requirements with a strong knowledge of the products being supported as well as the platform. This role provides critical support to the intelligence community, specifically the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), requiring expertise in Technical Customer Service, Customer Management, and experience in escalations within classified environments.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years' experience with Software Lifecycle management including platform/infrastructure, product management, backlog/stakeholder management, prioritization, roadmaps, and Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Ability to communicate technical approaches within intelligence community requirements
• Deep understanding of DevSecOps methodologies in secure, classified environments
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for large enterprise applications supporting intelligence operations
• Technical Customer Service, Customer Management, and escalation experience, preferably within government or IC contexts
• Experience supporting IC requirements and understanding of NRO mission objectives
• Familiarity with IC (NRO) acquisition processes and procurement requirements
• Able to obtain Security+ certification within 90 days of employment with Raft

Highly preferred:

• Experience with microservice architectures (REST, JMS, AMQP)
• Strong Bash and Python coding skills
• Experience with Istio
• Previous experience working with intelligence community customers, particularly NRO
• Familiarity with intelligence community security protocols and compliance requirements
• Experience with classified system development and deployment pipelines

Clearance Requirements:

• Active TSwith ability to obtain and maintain SCI
• CI polygraph preferred and/or willingness to undergo polygraph

Work Type:

• Onsite in the DC Metro area
• May require up to 10% travel

Salary Range:

• $160,000 - $220,000
• 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
• 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.