Sr. Principal Platform Engineer
Clarity Innovations · Fort Meade, MD
Posted 12 days ago · $150,000 - $330,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days Clarity Innovations's roles stay open a median of 34 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 85% of Clarity Innovations's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Clarity Innovations
- high 20 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
- 2026-09-17
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
As a Senior Principal Platform Engineer at Clarity Innovations, you will build and manage a unified control plane utilizing Kubernetes and other cloud technologies. Your role involves translating compliance policies into automated solutions, collaborating with security officers, and implementing security controls within CI/CD pipelines. You will also work closely with engineering teams to ensure that security requirements are integrated into the development process, focusing on zero-trust architecture and compliance automation.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- 5+ years of hands-on platform engineering experience
- Deep technical expertise in cloud infrastructure and zero-trust architectures
- Direct experience working with NIST SP 800-53, RMF (NIST SP 800-37), or FedRAMP
- Proficiency in Go or Python
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline automation (e.g., GitLab CI) and GitOps workflows
- Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning, image signing, dependency management, and SBOM validation
Nice to have
- Active security or cloud certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP)
- Experience automating Continuous ATO (cATO) in air-gapped or heavily regulated environments
What you get
- Salary Range: $150,000 - $330,000
Worth weighing
- Focus on compliance and security may limit exposure to broader engineering practices
- Active DoD Top Secret Clearance is required, which may not be attainable for all candidates
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Listed by Clarity Innovations on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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