Palantir Architect (Lead FDE)

Staffworx; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading talent and recruiting partner is seeking a Lead / Managing Decision Intelligence Consultant specializing in Palantir Foundry. The role involves designing production-grade data workflows, mentoring teams, and collaborating with senior stakeholders. Candidates should have extensive experience with Palantir implementations and strong client-facing skills. This position is based in Liverpool, UK, and offers an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale, impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working with Palantir as a Forward Deployed Engineer.
• Multiple large-scale Foundry implementations with ownership of architecture.
• Strong client-facing track record with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution design across data integration and ontology modelling.
• Lead performance tuning for large-scale production deployments.
• Run technical discovery with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Strong practical knowledge of core Foundry components

Proficiency in Python or Java

Solid background in data engineering concepts

Experience with enterprise identity integration

Job description

Lead / Managing Decision Intelligence Consultant (Palantir Foundry)

Experienced as Senior or Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) you will be the hands-on Technical Design Authority for Palantir Foundry implementations.

You will design and build production-grade data and application workflows on Foundry, own technical decisions end-to-end and work directly with senior stakeholders while mentoring engineering teams.

Core Responsibilities

Foundry Solution Design & Build

• Own end-to-end solution design across :
• Data integration (Pipeline Builder / code-based pipelines, connectors, incremental loads).
• Ontology modelling (object / relationship design, semantics, versioning).
• Application layer (Workshop, Code Repositories, OSDK / APIs, Actions, AIP / agentic workflows).
• Define and implement patterns for data modelling, transformation, and lineage tracking.
• Design permission models (RBAC / ABAC), object-level security and auditability.
• Implement CI / CD and environment promotion strategies for Foundry artefacts.

Scalability, Reliability & Operations

• Lead performance tuning for large-scale production deployments (eg parallelisation, partitioning, caching, compute configuration).
• Design monitoring, alerting and observability for pipelines, applications and integrations.
• Handle incident response and root cause analysis for platform and application issues.
• Define and enforce non-functional requirements (SLA / SLOs, resilience, disaster recovery).

Client-Facing Engineering & Stakeholder Management

• Run technical discovery with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into concrete Foundry use cases.
• Present architectures, trade-offs and risk assessments to both technical teams and C-suite.
• Provide technical guidance on integration with existing enterprise systems (data warehouses, message buses, APIs, identity providers).

Enablement, Mentoring & Standards

• Design and deliver technical bootcamps, hands-on labs and enablement plans for engineers, analysts and power users.
• Mentor engineers on Foundry internals, best practices, and debugging strategies.
• Contribute to and enforce internal standards : code quality, naming conventions, testing strategies, pipeline / app design patterns.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience working with Palantir , ideally as a Forward Deployed Engineer or equivalent implementation role.
• Multiple large-scale Foundry implementations in production , with direct ownership of Solution architecture, Deployment strategy, Operational runbook and handover
• Demonstrable enterprise experience with Performance bottlenecks at scale, Complex permissioning / security models, Schema and ontology evolution, Integration failures and incident recovery
• Strong client-facing track record with senior stakeholders and C-suite including technical steering sessions and design reviews.

Technical Skills

• Strong practical knowledge of core Foundry components : Pipeline Builder, Ontology, Workshop, Code Repositories, OSDK, Actions, AIP / agentic features.
• Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language commonly used with Foundry (Python, Java or similar) for transformations, services, and integrations.
• Solid background in data engineering concepts : batch / stream processing, data modelling, data quality, and governance.
• Experience integrating Foundry with enterprise identity (SSO, SAML / OIDC), APIs and existing data platforms.
• Familiarity with modern software engineering practices : version control, code review, automated testing, CI / CD, infrastructure-as-code (where applicable).

Profile

• Deep technical but pragmatic : optimises for correctness, reliability and maintainability under real-world constraints.
• Systems thinker : able to model complex domains and understand end-to-end data and control flows.
• Clear communicator : can move seamlessly between low-level detail and high-level architecture with different audiences.
• Enjoys debugging hard problems, documenting patterns, and building repeatable, reusable solutions.

Staffworx are a UK based Talent & Recruiting Partner, supporting Enterprise Data, Digital Commerce, Software and Solutions Consulting sectors across the UK & EMEA.