Platform Engineering Senior Manager - Forward Deployed Engineer

The role

You will serve as the customer site lead providing technical platform engineering and infrastructure stability for high-complexity cyber operations. You will perform Linux system triage, development, infrastructure automation, and deploy AI/LLM tooling into operational workflows.

What you will do

• Serves as the site lead representing Clarity and leading a multi-functional team.
• Leads a technical capability team and contributes to the development and advancement of domain expertise.
• Guides technical practices, standards, and workforce development.
• Provides technical leadership to engineers and specialists.
• Contributes as an individual technical expert when needed.
• Supports capability improvements and helps implement technical strategies.
• Supervises experienced technical staff within a capability area.
• Perform live Linux system triage.
• Perform identity management integration (Authentik).
• Perform Go/Python development, Terraform infrastructure automation, Docker builds, and network/routing debugging.

Required qualifications

• University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
• Linux Systems & CLI Troubleshooting
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / HCL)
• Go & Python Systems Development
• Networking & Packet Analysis (TCP/IP, Routing, WireGuard)
• Containerization & CI/CD (Docker, GitLab)

Nice to have

• Technical team management
• Security engineering fundamentals (PKI, x509 certificates, least privilege, threat modeling)
• Reverse engineering / vulnerability research basics (debuggers, disassemblers, binary tracing)
• Kubernetes cluster deployment and pod networking
• Distributed system resilience (retries, idempotency, failure domain handling)
• Automated testing harnesses (integration, regression, and system harness development)

Benefits

• Performance-based bonuses
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Substantial paid time off and holidays
• Flexible work arrangements where possible
• Income protection benefits

About the company

Clarity Innovations is a national security partner delivering solutions to the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD). Their mission-first platform modernizes data operations using advanced workflows and secure DevSecOps practices.