Edge Kit Tech Lead

clarityinnovates; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarity Innovations seeks an Edge Kit Tech Lead to steer a team of Platform Engineers, delivering edge infrastructure across on-site and hybrid settings. You will drive technical strategy, implement secure, low-latency edge systems, and mentor engineers in a fast-paced mission-critical environment.

You will collaborate with software, operations, and security teams to optimize edge workloads, deploy containerized apps, and ensure scalable, observable infrastructure near end users and devices.

Qualifications

• Team leadership and mentoring of platform engineers
• Experience leading edge infrastructure and distributed systems
• Strong collaboration with software, operations, and security teams
• Proven track record in automation, observability, and incident response
• Proficiency in on-premises hardware setup and secure network integration

Responsibilities

• Automate edge provisioning and configuration using Ansible, Terraform, or custom pipelines
• Develop scripts to enhance system management and deployment tasks
• Implement monitoring and observability for distributed edge clusters
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis for complex issues
• Collaborate with developers to optimize workloads at edge locations
• Build CI/CD pipelines for remote software updates and edge deployments
• Ensure resilience, redundancy, and disaster recovery at edge sites
• Plan and execute system upgrades and capacity expansions
• Translate business needs into scalable edge infrastructure solutions
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations

Skills

Team leadership

Edge computing

DevOps

Cross-functional collaboration

Security/compliance

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

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.

Job Title: Edge Kit Tech Lead

Location : On-site Herndon / Hybrid / Remote with travel to edge locations

Overview:

In this role, you will lead a team of dedicated Platform Engineers, driving technical strategy and hands-on execution of implementation, optimization, and maintenance of IT systems. This role encompasses technical expertise in systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, hardware setup, installation, configuration, and secure network integration. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in systems lifecycle management, cybersecurity, performance tuning, and cross-functional collaboration in support of mission-critical environments.

Position Description:

As the tech lead you will be responsible for code/design reviews, sprint prioritization, unblocking engineers, and mentoring the team alongside hands-on work to build and maintain the infrastructure powering our edge computing environments. This role focuses on deploying, automating, and scaling distributed infrastructure at remote edge locations, ensuring reliable performance close to end users and devices.

You will collaborate with software engineers, operations, and security teams to create resilient, low-latency platforms that support applications running at the edge. The position requires expertise in on-premises hardware setup/install/configuration, secure network integration, container orchestration, automation, and observability for distributed systems.

This position will lead a platform engineering team at the forefront of prototyping infrastructure designs to support the next generation of cyber network operations. In this role, you will contribute to engineering leadership and systems design of elegant solutions to pressing operational challenges. You will contribute to developing a platform that simplifies complex infrastructure management across cloud-native and on-premises environments. The role presents unique opportunities, such as regular customer interaction to iterate, streamline, and multiply platform capabilities to meet customer objectives of broad deployment and exceptional flexibility.

Responsibilities:

• Automate edge provisioning and configuration using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or custom deployment pipelines.
• Develop scripts and automation tools to enhance system management, provisioning, and deployment tasks.
• Implement monitoring and observability for distributed edge clusters to ensure uptime, performance, and security.
• Monitor system performance and capacity metrics; analyze logs and trends to anticipate and resolve system issues proactively.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation efforts for complex system or infrastructure issues.
• Work with developers to optimize workloads for deployment at edge locations (e.g., containerized applications, AI/ML inference).
• Build CI/CD pipelines for remote software updates and over-the-air deployments to edge nodes.
• Ensure infrastructure resilience and redundancy, including failover and disaster recovery at edge sites.
• Optimize resource usage to handle power, cooling, and bandwidth constraints common in edge environments.
• Support secure remote management and compliance for distributed systems.
• Manage system security, access controls, and user permissions across diverse platforms, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity best practices.
• Plan and execute system upgrades, migrations, and capacity expansions to meet business needs.
• Act as a senior technical liaison among customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders, translating business needs into systems solutions.
• Lead the team to provide design, deployment, and management of edge infrastructure at remote sites, including compute, storage, and networking components.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation on system configurations,