Manager, Platform Engineering
About The Position
Clarity Innovations is hiring a technical lead to guide a team of Platform Engineers and contribute hands-on to the design, deployment, optimization, and maintenance of infrastructure for distributed edge computing environments. The role includes technical strategy, systems engineering, hardware installation and configuration, secure network integration, lifecycle management, cybersecurity, and performance tuning in mission-critical settings. The Tech Lead conducts code and design reviews, prioritizes sprints, removes blockers, and mentors engineers while building and maintaining infrastructure. The work includes prototyping platform designs for cyber network operations and developing solutions that simplify infrastructure management across cloud-native and on-premises environments. The position involves collaboration with software, operations, security, customer, and vendor teams, including regular customer interaction. The role is listed as on-site in Herndon, hybrid, or remote with travel to edge locations; candidates must be comfortable working onsite in Herndon 3–4 days per week and willing and eligible to travel both OCONUS and CONUS.
Requirements
- Be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance; only U.S. citizens are eligible for security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience deploying and managing on-premises or edge computing environments with distributed nodes.
- Deep understanding of systems administration and networking fundamentals across Linux, Windows, and/or virtualized platforms.
- Strong background in containerization and orchestration, including Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, or OpenShift.
- Knowledge of secure routing protocols and networking for distributed systems, including VPNs, SD-WAN, and firewalls.
- Proficiency with automation and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Bash, and PowerShell.
- Strong problem-solving skills for hardware, software, and network-related issues.
- Familiarity with CI/CD workflows for distributed deployments.
- Comfort working onsite in Herndon 3–4 days per week.
- Willingness and eligibility to travel OCONUS up to 10–20% annually.
- Willingness and eligibility to travel CONUS 5% annually.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with edge-specific hardware such as industrial PCs, IoT gateways, or ruggedized servers.
- Knowledge of resource-constrained environments with limited bandwidth, power, or intermittent connectivity.
- Understanding of remote-site security, including zero-trust networking and remote attestation.
- Experience with SDN, network virtualization, and automation in secure or classified environments.
- Experience implementing observability solutions for monitoring hardware, VMs, and on-premises services, using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Exposure to DoD or federal cybersecurity frameworks such as RMF, NIST 800-53, or DISA STIGs.
- Exposure to advanced threat detection, incident response, and network forensics.
- Hands-on experience with load balancers, WAN optimization, and systems segmentation strategies.
- Current Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Familiarity with the Cyber Operations Domain.
- Experience writing automated tests, such as unit, acceptance, system, or integration tests.
Responsibilities
- Automate edge provisioning and configuration using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or custom deployment pipelines.
- Develop scripts and automation tools for system management, provisioning, and deployment.
- Implement monitoring and observability for distributed edge clusters to support uptime, performance, and security.
- Monitor system performance and capacity metrics, analyze logs and trends, and proactively resolve system issues.
- Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation for complex system or infrastructure issues.
- Work with developers to optimize workloads for edge deployment, including containerized applications and 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 for power, cooling, and bandwidth constraints in edge environments.
- Support secure remote management and compliance for distributed systems.
- Manage system security, access controls, and user permissions across platforms in accordance with cybersecurity best practices.
- Plan and execute system upgrades, migrations, and capacity expansions.
- Act as a senior technical liaison among customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders, translating business needs into systems solutions.
- Lead the design, deployment, and management of remote-site edge infrastructure, including compute, storage, and networking components.
- Maintain documentation of system configurations, processes, and lifecycle changes.
- Install, configure, and upgrade operating systems, enterprise applications, and middleware services.
- Conduct code and design reviews, prioritize sprints, unblock engineers, and mentor the team while contributing hands-on.
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.
- Resources supporting professional growth and well-being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
