Sr. Principal Mission Engineer
Clarity Innovations · Columbia, MD
Posted about 2 months ago · $100,000 - $330,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 53 days Clarity Innovations's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 85% of Clarity Innovations's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Clarity Innovations
- high 23 stale, 1 reposted of 46 open
- Hiring momentum
- 75 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-25
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Clarity Innovations's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Clarity Innovations.
About this role
The Senior Principal Mission Engineer will work on-site to manage and optimize a cloud platform that supports Kubernetes clusters and workloads in a classified environment. Responsibilities include troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, deploying software updates, and providing technical consultation and training to users. The role requires close collaboration with application teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of cloud-native services.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Clarity Innovations as an employer.
What you need
- Active Top Secret / SCI clearance
- 5+ years of systems engineering experience
- 2-3 years of experience in government or classified cloud regions (AWS GovCloud/Secret/Top Secret or Azure Government/Secret)
- Solid understanding of Kubernetes architecture and operations
- Practical knowledge of cloud routing, secure API gateways, security groups, IAM roles/policies
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience managing incident response lifecycles in live production systems
- Advanced capability in utilizing telemetry and metrics for root-cause analysis
What you get
- Performance-based bonuses
- Extensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Substantial paid time off and holidays
- Flexible work arrangements where possible
- Range of income protection benefits
Worth weighing
- On-site position may limit flexibility
- Role requires active security clearance which may not be accessible to all candidates
- Salary range is broad and dependent on various factors, not guaranteed
- Focus on classified environments may limit exposure to broader cloud technologies
Summarised from Clarity Innovations's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Clarity Innovations on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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