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# Platform Site Lead - Forward Deployed Engineer

- **Company:** Clarity
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $352,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Routing, Packet Analyzer, Public Key Infrastructure, X.509, Systems Development Life Cycle, Role-Based Access Control, Reverse Engineering, TCP/IP, Large Language Models, Gitlab, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Cyber Warfare, Docker
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7d44c90cf90fd711

## About the Role

* Serves as the site lead representing Clarity and leading a multi-functional team.
 * Typically requires a University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
 * Leads a technical capability team and contributes to the development and advancement of domain expertise within the organization.
 * Guides technical practices, standards, and workforce development within a specific capability area.
 * Provides technical leadership to engineers and specialists while also contributing as an individual technical expert when needed.
 * Supports capability improvements and helps implement technical strategies aligned with mission needs.
 * Typically supervises experienced technical staff within a capability area., * Linux Systems & CLI Troubleshooting
 * Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / HCL)
 * Go & Python Systems Development
 * Networking & Packet Analysis (TCP/IP, Routing, WireGuard)
 * Containerization & CI/CD (Docker, GitLab), * Technical team management
 * Security engineering fundamentals (PKI, x509 certificates, least privilege, threat modeling)
 * Reverse engineering / vulnerability research basics (debuggers, disassemblers, binary tracing)
 * Kubernetes cluster deployment and pod networking
 * Distributed system resilience (retries, idempotency, failure domain handling)
 * Automated testing harnesses (integration, regression, and system harness development)

## Description

Serve as the customer site lead providing technical platform engineering and infrastructure stability supporting high-complexity cyber operations. You will be responsible for live Linux system triage, identity management integration (Authentik), Go/Python development, Terraform infrastructure automation, Docker builds, network/routing debugging (WireGuard, packet analysis), and deploying emerging AI/LLM tooling directly into operational workflows. No two days are alike and you will be expected to learn new best practices weekly and do what is required to make mission happen.