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Jessup, Maryland, United States
Hybrid
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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.
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.
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.
Software Automation Engineer
TS/SCI – Required to start
Position Summary
We are seeking a skilled Software Automation Engineer to design, develop, maintain, and continuously improve automated software solutions that increase efficiency, quality, reliability, and scalability. The ideal candidate will have strong software development fundamentals, experience building automated testing and deployment solutions, and the ability to work collaboratively with developers, product owners, DevOps engineers, and other technical stakeholders.
This role will be responsible for developing automation frameworks, integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, identifying opportunities to eliminate repetitive manual processes, and helping ensure software products meet functional, performance, security, and quality requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Technical Skills
Programming: Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, or equivalent
Automation: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST/API automation, automated regression testing
DevOps: CI/CD, Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps
Cloud: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Containers: Docker, Kubernetes
Databases: SQL, relational databases, NoSQL
Development Practices: Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps, SDLC, test-driven development
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means reducing manual effort, increasing test coverage, improving software quality, accelerating delivery, and creating reliable automation that can be reused and maintained by the broader engineering organization. The Software Automation Engineer should continually look for opportunities to make software development, testing, deployment, and operational processes faster, more reliable, repeatable, and measurable.
Security & Compliance
The Software Automation Engineer will be expected to follow organizational security policies, secure coding practices, access-control requirements, data protection standards, and applicable regulatory or compliance requirements. Automation solutions should incorporate security and quality considerations throughout the software development lifecycle.
Work Environment
This position requires TS/SCI with the ability to support mission outcomes at our Jessup, MD facility at a minimum of 3 days a week. collaboration with cross-functional engineering, Automation, DevOps, security, and operations teams. The engineer should be comfortable working in a fast-paced Agile environment and communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Salary Range: $160,000 - $390,000