Data Transport Engineer at Clarity Innovations, LLC

<div class="content-intro"><p>Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation’s interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) to transform data into actionable intelligence, ensuring mission success in an evolving world.</p> <p>Our mission-first software and data engineering platform modernizes data operations, utilizing advanced workflows, CI/CD, and secure DevSecOps practices. We focus on challenges in Information Warfare, Cyber Operations, Operational Security, and Data Structuring, enabling end-to-end solutions that drive operational impact.</p> <p>We are committed to delivering cutting-edge tools and capabilities that address the most complex national security challenges, empowering our partners to stay ahead of emerging threats and ensuring the success of their critical missions. At Clarity, we are people-focused and set on being a destination employer for top talent, offering an environment where innovation thrives, careers grow, and individuals are valued. Join us as we continue to lead innovation and tackle the most pressing challenges in national security.</p></div><p><strong>Position Overview</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DANDIE (Data Acquisition Network for Delivery, Ingestion and Exploitation) is a new program that will serve as the strategic data platform designed to streamline the procurement, onboarding, consumption, and offboarding of CAI / PAI datasets as a reliable enabler of OCO missions. Built on OSS, COTS, and GOTS components and deployed on Kubernetes, DANDIE will support batch, streaming, and QiP cross-domain data workflows and gearing up to become the enterprise data hub for Cyber Command.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this role, you will contribute directly to the success of the DANDIE platform by applying your expertise to a mission-critical problem space. You will work alongside product, engineering, data, platform, and security teams to deliver scalable, secure capabilities aligned with mission priorities.</span></p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Build ETL pipelines to support bulk and streaming data from source to Data Lake</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Optimize throughput, latency, and reliability of data transfers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support low-to-high and high-to-low data transport mechanisms</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Integrate transport pipelines with ingestion and CDS workflows</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for transport services</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Troubleshoot transport failures and performance bottlenecks</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collaborate with platform and security teams to ensure compliance</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">5+ years of experience building data transport or messaging systems</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience with distributed systems and networked services</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with secure data transfer patterns and protocols</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience validating data integrity and pipeline integrity</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience operating systems in regulated or secure environments</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">TS/SCI clearance preferred; must be eligible to obtain TS/SCI with CI Poly within 6 months of hire</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">U.S. citizenship required</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to Have Skills</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience with messaging or streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with CDS-enabled transport workflows</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience deploying transport services on Kubernetes</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Exposure to data integrity and auditing requirements</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience supporting DoD or federal systems</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Work Environment</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Government program environment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Herndon, VA or Columbia, MD</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hybrid schedule with on-site support expected (3-5 days)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Position contingent upon contract award</span></li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p></p> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa="message_content"> <div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text" data-qa="message-text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block"> <div class="p-rich_text_section">We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div>