Sr. Principal Platform Engineer
Clarity Innovations
·Sep 11, 2026
- Salary
- $161k – $362k
- Location
- Springfield, VA · Springfield, Virginia, United States
- Department
- Platform Engineering
- Seniority
- Lead
- Source
- Greenhouse
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.
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