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Clarity · 3 months ago

Senior Principal Platform Engineer (Developer Experience)

Fort Meade, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

3+ years exp

Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation’s interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. The Developer Experience Engineer position is responsible for enhancing the end-to-end development lifecycle for offensive cyberspace operations, leading a team to optimize developer experience and productivity while collaborating with various teams to meet operational needs.

AppsDatingFitnessInformation TechnologyMobile AppsSoftwareWellness

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Maximize developer efficiency by identifying and removing blockers and pain points

Collaborate with system development and cybersecurity teams to converge on one-click user-onboarding

Implement mature feedback loops with OCO/CNO developers to continuously improve their experience and productivity

Work with the Internal Development Platform teams to provide self-service capabilities, documentation, and training to help developers onboard quickly and effectively, specifically helping them migrate from existing on-premise development environments into a cloud-based environment

Facilitate communication across development teams, DevOps engineers, and leadership to align on requirements, priorities, and translate pain points into actionable improvements

Work with infrastructure/platform teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and cost-effective developer environments

Collaborate with mission owners to support evolving OCO/CNO operational needs with tailored developer solutions

Advocate developer needs to leadership

Qualification

Developer ExperienceDevOpsCI/CD toolsInfrastructure-as-codeUsability testingVersion control (Git)Software development lifecycleAutonomous workUser researchCustomer developmentFacilitation skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Experience improving developer workflows, usability, or onboarding

Experience in developer enablement roles such as Developer Experience, DevOps, or Developer Productivity Engineering

Experience with developer-focused usability testing and/or gathering developer feedback

Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools, version control (Git), build automation, and infrastructure-as-code

Experience executing the software development lifecycle

Strong facilitation skills to understand and communicate developer feedback, and ability to advocate for developer needs across technical and leadership teams

Ability to work autonomously and take initiative in both design and engineering tasks

3-5 years of DevOps engineering experience

Open/able to travel for in-person meetings

Eligible to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (degree requirement can be met with four years of hands-on experience as a software engineer or a similar full-time position)