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Clarity · 2 hours ago

Senior Principal Platform Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

4+ years exp

Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation's interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. The Senior Principal Platform Engineer will contribute to developing a platform that simplifies complex infrastructure management across cloud-native and on-premises environments, focusing on architecting scalable systems and enhancing productivity in diverse infrastructure settings.

AnalyticsCloud InfrastructureSoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the design of Kubernetes-based GitOps deployments

Contribute to the designing and implementation of pipelines

Ensure OCI hardening of container images lifecycle

Manage the chain of custody of container signature lifecycle provenance

Communicate through thoughtful and thorough design documents for new initiatives

Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure cloud solutions aligned with overall product vision

Build and integrate automated testing into the product's code base

Facilitate delivery and deployment of operational capabilities

Foster a collaborative team environment, mentoring junior engineers and coordinating efforts across cross-functional teams to ensure project success

Qualification

KubernetesCI/CD PipelineGitOpsCloud PlatformsCNCF TechnologiesInfrastructure as CodeContainerizationLinux DevelopmentCustomer CommunicationTroubleshootingVersion ControlTeam CollaborationMentoring

Required

Be able to obtain and maintain a TS security clearance (note, only US Citizens are eligible for security clearances)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. (Degree requirement can be met with four years of hands-on experience in a Software Engineering or similar full-time position.)

Ability to collaborate as a team but execute independently

Thrives in a high-trust, adaptable team environment

Experience using CNCF technologies such as envoy, spinnaker, Istio, Keycloak, minio etc

Proficient in CNCF container networking ingress and egress

Proficient with CI/CD Pipeline-based GitOps deployments

Proficient with container orchestration using Kubernetes (K8s) and cluster lifecycle (deployment, troubleshooting, scaling)

Proficient deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters on major cloud platforms, particularly Azure and AWS

Proficient in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman)

Proficient with Infrastructure as Code Utilities (e.g., Crossplane, Pulumi, Terraform)

Proficient in Linux-based development environments (e.g., Ubuntu, RedHat Enterprise Linux, or derivatives)

Experience implementing modern DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, IaC, GitOps) in production deployment workflows

Experience providing daily guidance and oversight to other engineers

Experience contributing to or leading the design of new capabilities

Experience leading communications with customers and end-users

Experience troubleshooting network connectivity issues

Experience with a version control code repositories, such as GitLab

Preferred

Current Top Secret security clearance SCI eligibility

Familiarity with the Cyber Operations Domain

Experience designing and implementing solutions on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework

Experience writing Automated Tests (e.g., unit tests, acceptance tests, system/integration tests)

Expertise in Cluster API and multi K8s cluster management using Liqo.io

Experience using crossplane.io for Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI)

Proficient in Open Policy Agent (OPA) policy management

Proficient in Security Controls as Code (OSCAL etc.)

Proficient in Software bill of materials (SBOM)

Proficient in Software Supply Management to ensure attestation of code lifecycle

Experience writing code in a general-purpose language such as Python, Go or Rust

Company

Clarity

Clarity Innovations designs, develops, and deploys force-enhancing software that links human ingenuity to powerful computing and makes our country and our world a better, safer place.

Founded in 2011

Columbia, Maryland, USA

201-500 employees