Sr. Principal Platform Engineer

Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation’s interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) to transform data into actionable intelligence, ensuring mission success in an evolving world.

Our mission-first software and data engineering platform modernizes data operations, utilizing advanced workflows, CI/CD, and secure DevSecOps practices. We focus on challenges in Information Warfare, Cyber Operations, Operational Security, and Data Structuring, enabling end-to-end solutions that drive operational impact.

We are committed to delivering cutting-edge tools and capabilities that address the most complex national security challenges, empowering our partners to stay ahead of emerging threats and ensuring the success of their critical missions. At Clarity, we are people-focused and set on being a destination employer for top talent, offering an environment where innovation thrives, careers grow, and individuals are valued. Join us as we continue to lead innovation and tackle the most pressing challenges in national security.

Role Description:

The Platform Engineer will own the engineering practices and technical infrastructure required to build, deploy, operate, monitor, and continuously improve the team's AI and software capabilities. The position will have particular responsibility for integration and will establish automated development and deployment pipelines supporting secure delivery into the operating environment.

The engineer will implement containerized infrastructure, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated security controls, observability, configuration management, and production operations. The role will work closely with the Cloud Architect and Security/AI Assurance Engineer to establish a secure, repeatable software delivery environment.

Technical Skills:

DevSecOps

CI/CD

GitLab CI/GitHub Actions/Jenkins or equivalent

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Cloud platforms

Container orchestration

Container security

Secrets management

Configuration management

Automated security testing

Software supply-chain security

SBOM

Application observability

Prometheus/Grafana

Logging platforms

Python/Bash

Git

API integration

High-availability architectures

Disaster recovery

Salary Range: $161,000 - $362,000

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.