Palantir Foundry Engineer with Security Clearance

Role: Foundry Engineer Location: Onsite 2-3 days per week in Alexandria or Washington, DC Duration: Contract to Hire (would be open to Direct Hire) Citizenship: US Citizen with active Secret Clearance Top Requirements • Coach and lead teams • All tech (Foundry, full software set, PySpark, Databricks). • Must know the low code module, app development part • Not really a data engineer, someone who's comfortable with the app side • At least 1 year of Foundry experience • 6+ years of development experience overall Role Overview: This role focuses on supporting the setup, maintenance, and development of data pipelines, models, ontologies, and workflows within Palantir Foundry to enable scalable analytics and operational insights. Key Responsibilities: • Design, implement, and maintain Foundry pipelines ingesting data from internal and external systems • Format, cleanse, and enrich data for downstream analytics and applications • Monitor pipeline health, troubleshoot platform connections, and optimize asset performance • Build and maintain datasets, objects, and ontologies to support analytics and operations • Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to refine workflows, templates, and integrations • Implement access controls, metadata management, and governance best practices • Identify automation and performance improvement opportunities within Foundry • Stay current on new Foundry features and development best practices ________________________________________ Top Must-Have Requirements: • At least 1 year of direct Palantir Foundry experience (pipeline building, object maintenance, app development) • 6+ years overall development experience (e.g., PySpark, Databricks, low-code, data engineering) • Strong understanding of low-code modules and Foundry’s application development layer • Ability to coach/lead technical teams in a collaborative client-facing environment • Federal/DoD experience preferred ________________________________________ Required Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, or related field • Active Secret Clearance • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and ETL frameworks • Experience working with AWS, Azure, or GCP and integrating cloud/on-prem data sources • Solid knowledge of data modeling, metadata, ontologies, and governance best practices ________________________________________ Preferred Skills: • Experience working in federal or regulated environments • Prior hands-on Foundry work (creating pipelines, establishing objects, monitoring asset health) • Familiarity with big data tools such as Spark, Hadoop, or Databricks • Strong communication, analytical, and troubleshooting skills Thanks and Regards Murali Sharma 202.828.3494