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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. Position Overview The Principal Platform Engineer position is part of a dynamic team at the forefront of prototyping infrastructure designs to support the next generation of cyberspace operations.  In this role, you will contribute to developing a platform that simplifies complex infrastructure management across cloud-native and on-premises environments.  Your work will involve scalable systems architecture, implementing GitOps workflows for version-controlled and automated operations, and designing declarative interfaces to create tools and processes that bridge the gap between development and operations while enhancing productivity and reliability in diverse infrastructure settings.  This role presents unique opportunities, such as regular customer interaction to iterate, streamline, and multiply platform capabilities to meet customer objectives of broad deployment and exceptional flexibility. You will be expected to provide architectural design leadership, systems design leadership, and elegant solutions to pressing operational challenges. Key Responsibilities Facilitate delivery and deployment of operational capabilities Participate in architectural discussions and lead design of Kubernetes-based GitOps deployments  Lead design and implementation of pipelines with Break-Build SATS and DAST 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 cloud infrastructure solutions aligned to overall product vision Build and integrate automated testing into the product’s codebase Foster a collaborative team environment, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate efforts across cross-functional teams to ensure project success Qualifications Able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance (note: only US Citizens are eligible for security clearances) Bachelor of Science 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 full-time software engineering or similar position.) Able to collaborate as a team but execute independently Thrives in a high-trust, adaptable team environment Proficient in Open Policy Agent management 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 Kubernetes cluster lifecycle (deployment, troubleshooting, scaling) Proficient with container orchestration using Kubernetes Proficient deploying and man