Senior Platform Engineer

Clarity Innovations

Herndon, VA, United States
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Kubernetes production environment management
Infrastructure as code with terraform
Ci/cd pipeline design and gitops
** Clarity Innovations is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join their team in Herndon, VA, focusing on cyber operations and data engineering within the national security sector. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in platform engineering, particularly with Kubernetes and cloud technologies, and will hold a current Top Secret security clearance. **

Job Summary

  • This role supports the next generation of cyber operations by implementing designs that bridge backend services to infrastructure.
  • Engineers are expected to execute with a 'Whatever It Takes' mindset to deliver mission-critical outcomes correctly and on time.
  • The position requires managing specialized environments and optimizing workloads using tools like KIND, Helm, and Kustomize.

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** Clarity Innovations is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join their team in Herndon, VA, focusing on cyber operations and data engineering within the national security sector. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in platform engineering, particularly with Kubernetes and cloud technologies, and will hold a current Top Secret security clearance. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Kubernetes production environment management
  • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
  • CI/CD pipeline design and GitOps
  • Prometheus and Grafana monitoring
  • Go or Python scripting proficiency
  • Docker containerization expertise

Nice-to-have

  • Istio service mesh implementation
  • Rook-Ceph storage experience
  • Hardware-in-the-Loop testing
  • Cross Domain Solutions integration
  • Agile and Scaled Agile Framework familiarity
  • PLTR Foundry technology knowledge

Key Requirements

  • Current Top Secret security clearance
  • More than 8 years of industry experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Experience with AI workload deployment
  • Knowledge of Zero Trust principles

Work Rights

Must have current Top Secret security clearance

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