Senior Platform Engineer - Secure, Scalable DevSecOps

Clarity Innovations, LLC; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k)

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Clarity Innovations in Herndon, VA, is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain scalable platform services with CI/CD pipelines in secure environments. The role emphasizes automation, container orchestration, and auditable deployments, working with cross‑functional teams to meet mission needs.

Qualifications include a BS in a technical field, 8–10 years of experience, and the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• BS and 8-10 years relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance (note, only US Citizens are eligible for security clearances)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test, and maintain platform services, infrastructure automation, and supporting software.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows that improve build, test, deployment, and release processes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, operational tasks, and system maintenance using Go, Python, and related tooling.
• Deploy, operate, troubleshoot, and optimize containerized applications and services running in Kubernetes environments.
• Implement and maintain GitOps workflows to manage infrastructure and application configurations, support version control, and provide auditable, repeatable deployments.
• Apply security best practices across platform infrastructure, networking, operating systems, and software delivery pipelines.
• Monitor platform health, troubleshoot complex system issues, and improve reliability, performance, scalability, and operational resilience.
• Collaborate with software engineers, cybersecurity professionals, data engineers, and mission stakeholders to deliver dependable platform capabilities.
• Explore and integrate emerging technologies, including AI agents and intelligent automation, to improve platform operations and mission effectiveness.
• Contribute to technical documentation, engineering standards, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring quality and mission requirements are met.

Skills

Bash

Ansible

Python

Kubernetes

GitOps

Linux

Networking

Security

CI/CD

Automation

AI agents

Troubleshooting

Engineering excellence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering/CS/Software Engineering

BS + 8-10 years relevant experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Clarity Innovations in Herndon, VA, is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain scalable platform services with CI/CD pipelines in secure environments. The role emphasizes automation, container orchestration, and auditable deployments, working with cross‑functional teams to meet mission needs.

Qualifications include a BS in a technical field, 8–10 years of experience, and the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.