Manager, Platform Engineering

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 Dev Sec Ops  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.

In this role, you will lead a team of dedicated Platform Engineers, driving technical strategy and hands-on execution of implementation, optimization, and maintenance of IT systems. This role encompasses technical expertise in systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, hardware setup, installation, configuration, and secure network integration. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in systems lifecycle management, cybersecurity, performance tuning, and cross-functional collaboration in support of mission-critical environments.

As the tech lead you will be responsible for code/design reviews, sprint prioritization, unblocking engineers, and mentoring the team alongside hands-on work to build and maintain the infrastructure powering our edge computing environments. This role focuses on deploying, automating, and scaling distributed infrastructure at remote edge locations, ensuring reliable performance close to end users and devices.

• Automate edge provisioning and configuration using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or custom deployment pipelines.
• Develop scripts and automation tools to enhance system management, provisioning, and deployment tasks.
• Implement monitoring and observability for distributed edge clusters to ensure uptime, performance, and security.
• Monitor system performance and capacity metrics; analyze logs and trends to anticipate and resolve system issues proactively.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation efforts for complex system or infrastructure issues.
• Work with developers to optimize workloads for deployment at edge locations (e.g., containerized applications, AI/ML inference).
• Build CI/CD pipelines for remote software updates and over-the-air deployments to edge nodes.
• Ensure infrastructure resilience and redundancy, including failover and disaster recovery at edge sites.
• Optimize resource usage to handle power, cooling, and bandwidth constraints common in edge environments.
• Support secure remote management and compliance for distributed systems.
• Manage system security, access controls, and user permissions across diverse platforms, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity best practices.
• Plan and execute system upgrades, migrations, and capacity expansions to meet business needs.
• Act as a senior technical liaison among customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders, translating business needs into systems solutions.
• Lead the team to provide design, deployment, and management of edge infrastructure at remote sites, including compute, storage, and networking components.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation on system configurations, processes, and lifecycle changes.
• Install, configure, and upgrade operating systems, enterprise applications, and middleware services.

• Able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Security Clearance (note, only US citizens are eligible for security clearance)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline
• 3+ years hands-on experience deploying and managing on-prem or edge computing environments with distributed nodes.
• Deep understanding of systems administration and networking…