Clarity Innovations
Senior Platform Engineer
$94K–$159K
Herndon, VA, Fairfax, VA, Reston, VA, Dulles, VA OR Columbia, MD +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 29, 2026
- Location
- Herndon, VA, Fairfax, VA, Reston, VA, Dulles, VA OR Columbia, MD
Herndon, VA OR Columbia, MD - Experience
- 5–10+ years; related technical degree is stated as an alternative.
- Education
- A related technical degree, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs, deploys, and scales secure infrastructure for a distributed cyber operations platform across on-premises and cloud-native environments.
What you'll do
- Lead systems engineering across infrastructure stacks, hardware integration, orchestration, and secure configuration.
- Design and deploy scalable infrastructure for distributed cyber operations.
- Maintain platform reliability, performance, and security to mission standards.
What they ask for
- 5–10+ years of systems engineering experience in enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, or equivalent; a related technical degree is also stated as an option.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph eligibility.
- Linux administration expertise (Ubuntu, RHEL); familiarity with Windows and virtualized platforms.
- Current CCNA certification or ability to obtain it within 90 days; experience with secure routing and network integration, configuration management, DevSecOps, GitOps, containers, and Infrastructure as Code.
Nice to have
- Experience with SDN, network virtualization, automation in classified environments, or federal cybersecurity frameworks such as RMF and NIST 800-53.
- Azure experience or relevant cloud certifications; automated infrastructure testing experience.
Pay
$93,600 - $159,100 (base salary)
Tools
Ubuntu, RHEL, Windows, BGP, OSPF, Ansible, Docker, Terraform
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