Palantir Architect (Lead FDE)

Staffworx; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based recruiting firm is seeking a Lead / Managing Decision Intelligence Consultant to oversee Palantir Foundry implementations. The role involves designing production-grade workflows, conducting technical discovery with stakeholders, and mentoring engineering teams. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Palantir, strong client-facing skills, and a background in data engineering. This position offers opportunities to shape enterprise data solutions and improve technical practices within the team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working with Palantir, ideally in an implementation role.
• Multiple large-scale Foundry implementations in production.
• Strong client-facing track record with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solution architecture for Foundry.
• Lead performance tuning and operational reliability for deployments.
• Conduct technical discovery to translate business needs into Foundry use cases.

Skills

Palantir experience

Data engineering concepts

Programming languages (Python, Java)

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.