Clarity Innovations
Principal Platform Engineer
$112K–$190K
Herndon, VA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- Herndon, VA
Herndon, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 8–10 years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Designs, builds, deploys, and maintains secure, reliable platform infrastructure and services for mission-critical applications, with a focus on automation, Kubernetes, and continuous delivery.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and automated infrastructure provisioning and operations.
- Deploy, troubleshoot, and optimize containerized services in Kubernetes environments while improving platform reliability and security.
- Explore and integrate AI agents and intelligent automation to improve platform operations and mission effectiveness.
What they ask for
- Strong knowledge of Bash, Ansible, and Python for infrastructure automation and operational tooling.
- Hands-on experience with containerization and deploying, managing, and debugging workloads in Kubernetes.
- Experience implementing GitOps practices for production infrastructure and containerized workloads.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance; only US Citizens are eligible for security clearances.
Nice to have
- Interest or experience building, integrating, and deploying AI agents or AI-enabled automation.
Pay
USD $111,700 - $189,900 base salary
Tools
Bash, Ansible, Python, Kubernetes, GitOps, Linux, Go
AI focus
Explore and integrate AI agents and intelligent automation to improve platform operations and mission effectiveness.
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