Principal Platform Engineer

The role

The Platform Engineer designs, develops, deploys, and maintains foundational infrastructure and platform services. This hands-on role focuses on platform automation, container orchestration, infrastructure reliability, and continuous delivery in secure environments.

What you will do

• Design, develop, document, test, and maintain platform services, infrastructure automation, and supporting software.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and system maintenance using Go, Python, and related tooling.
• Deploy, operate, troubleshoot, and optimize containerized applications and services in Kubernetes environments.
• Implement and maintain GitOps workflows.
• Apply security best practices across platform infrastructure, networking, and software delivery pipelines.
• Monitor platform health and improve reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Collaborate with software engineers, cybersecurity professionals, data engineers, and mission stakeholders.
• Explore and integrate emerging technologies like AI agents and intelligent automation.
• Contribute to technical documentation and engineering standards.

Required qualifications

• BS and 8-10 years relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong knowledge of Bash, Ansible and Python.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies and Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience implementing GitOps practices.
• Proficiency with Linux operating systems.
• Working knowledge of networking, security concepts, system internals, and secure infrastructure design.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated testing, and software release management.
• Ability to automate repeatable operational processes and develop reliable, maintainable platform solutions.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Commitment to engineering excellence and secure-by-design principles.

Nice to have

• Interest or experience in building, integrating, and deploying AI agents or AI-enabled automation capabilities.

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

Before you apply

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• Only US Citizens are eligible for security clearances

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 through advanced workflows and secure DevSecOps practices.