Security-Cleared Data Engineer – Palantir Foundry (Defence)

Descriptionat Turner & Townsend; Whitehall; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is recruiting for a Security Cleared Data Professional on a Defence programme in Whitehall. The role focuses on data management, modelling and application development within a secure environment and offers exposure to Palantir Foundry as part of the delivery stack.

On-site work 2–3 days a week with potential travel to other sites; enables involvement in high-profile defence initiatives and progression toward security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in AI, Data Science, or Computer Science
• Strong understanding of data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical)
• Experience in building scalable data systems and architectures
• Ability to perform data profiling and resolve data quality issues
• Experience in application design and development
• General SQEP (Suitably Qualified and Experienced Person) in data modelling and engineering

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client stakeholders to identify and prioritise Key User Requirements (KURs)
• Design and develop data-driven applications and features aligned to user needs
• Build and manage data pipelines for ingestion and live data integration
• Lead application/feature deployment through the 'Go Live' process
• Conduct user trials and demonstrations to refine product functionality
• Ensure architectural coherence across a portfolio of applications
• Scope and define requirements for new applications or enhancements
• Operate or learn to operate Palantir Foundry as part of the delivery stack

Skills

Data modelling

Data systems design

Data profiling

Application design

SQEP (Data modelling/engineering)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in AI, Data Science, or Computer Science

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Turner & Townsend is recruiting for a Security Cleared Data Professional on a Defence programme in Whitehall. The role focuses on data management, modelling and application development within a secure environment and offers exposure to Palantir Foundry as part of the delivery stack.

On-site work 2–3 days a week with potential travel to other sites; enables involvement in high-profile defence initiatives and progression toward security clearance.