Palantir Architect - Active DOD Clearance Needed

Summary: The role of Palantir Architect involves leading the design and implementation of scalable Palantir Foundry solutions, focusing on data integration, governance, and performance optimization. The position requires extensive experience in data engineering and architecture, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and mentoring within a technical team. The architect will also contribute to pre-sales activities and technical leadership, ensuring adherence to best practices and compliance standards. This is a long-term contract position that is fully remote.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design and implementation of scalable, secure Palantir Foundry solutions covering ontology modeling, data pipelines, and workflows.
• Build and optimize data ingestion, transformation pipelines using PySpark, Spark SQL, Python, and TypeScript. Develop interactive applications and dashboards using Workshop, Quiver, Slate.
• Integrate diverse data sources (structured, semi, unstructured), ensure data quality, lineage, and establish access controls and compliance standards (GDPR, CCPA, NERC, FERC).
• Identify and fix performance bottlenecks in pipelines and applications; enforce best practices for scalability, reliability, CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, engineers, and data scientists to capture requirements and define solutions. Mentor junior developers and promote knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to proposals/RFPs, technical estimates, client presentations. Stay updated on Foundry advancements; guide adoption and participate in code reviews.

Key Skills:

• 10+ years in data engineering, architecture, or solution development; several years hands-on with Palantir Foundry.
• Proficient in Palantir Foundry concepts (ontology, datasets, workflows, applications, APIs). Skilled in Python, TypeScript (plus Scala /SQL), Spark/PySpark.
• Strong grounding in ETL/ELT, data modeling, warehousing, CI/CD processes. Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, security best practices, and regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, NERC, FERC).
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, leadership. Proven ability to translate technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Salary (Rate): £75

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Working Arrangements: remote

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Industry: IT