Palantir Data Engineer

Searchability; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability is seeking a Data Engineer to design, develop and deploy scalable data solutions within the Palantir Foundry ecosystem. You will collaborate with technical teams and client stakeholders to build data pipelines, models and governance processes that enable trusted insights.

The role covers batch, streaming and unstructured data, with a focus on scalable architectures, real-time enrichment and secure data handling. On-site in London, with a mix of agile delivery and modern tooling.

Qualifications

• :Palantir Foundry and Gotham experience required.
• Designing and deploying Palantir Foundry-based data pipelines.
• Experience with data modelling, ontology design and database optimisation.
• Strong stakeholder communication and ability to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Defence or secure-sector background advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Building and optimising ETL/data pipelines within Palantir Foundry
• Ingesting, transforming and enriching batch, streaming and unstructured data
• Developing data models and Foundry Ontologies
• Designing scalable Palantir architectures
• Implementing data governance, metadata and lineage processes
• Developing user-facing apps with Python/TypeScript
• Troubleshooting pipelines for performance and reliability
• Maintaining Palantir Gotham workflows
• Collaborating in Agile teams across the SDLC/CI-CD

Skills

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

ETL pipelines

Data modelling/Ontology

Python

TypeScript

CI/CD

Git

Data governance/metadata/lineage

Stakeholder communication

Secure-sector experience

Job description

• Must have active SC or DV Clearance
• Mid to Lead levels available
• Up to £85 DoE plus package
• Circa 3 days on site in London

Who are we?

Our client is a leading secure sector consultancy with a firmly established Palantir Data team. They’re in an exciting period of growth due to increased end-customer demand.

They work on complex, mission-focused programmes, using Palantir platforms to transform disparate data into trusted information assets, operational capabilities and actionable insights.

What will the Data Engineer be doing?

You’ll be responsible for designing, developing and deploying scalable data solutions across the Palantir Foundry ecosystem, working closely with technical teams and client stakeholders.

The role will involve building data pipelines and models, integrating diverse data sources, and supporting applications across the Palantir stack.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building and optimising ETL/data pipelines within Palantir Foundry
• Ingesting, transforming and enriching batch, streaming, real-time and unstructured data
• Developing logical and physical data models and Foundry Ontologies
• Designing scalable and high-performance Foundry architectures
• Implementing data governance, quality, metadata and lineage processes
• Developing user-facing applications using low-code and pro-code approaches
• Optimising and troubleshooting pipelines for performance, reliability and scalability
• Developing reusable solutions using Python and/or TypeScript
• Building and maintaining military workflows in Palantir Gotham
• Working within Agile teams and contributing across the full SDLC, version control and CI/CD

Key Skills and Requirements

• Strong commercial experience with Palantir Foundry
• Experience with Palantir Gotham
• Data engineering experience across ETL, pipelines and workflow orchestration
• Strong understanding of data modelling, Ontology design and database optimisation
• Experience working with varied data sources and formats
• Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript
• Understanding of CI/CD, Git and software development lifecycle practices
• Knowledge of data governance, security, metadata, lineage and master data
• Strong stakeholder communication and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Defence, Government or other secure-sector experience would be advantageous