Associate, Application Developer

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an Associate, Application Development focused on data engineering to support the enterprise data platform. You will design and operate ETL/ELT pipelines, ensure data quality, and develop dashboards that enable decision-makers with clean, reliable data across the organization.

The role emphasizes building scalable data solutions, maintaining ontologies, and leveraging Palantir Foundry to connect source applications and model complex data structures.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Engineering, CS or related field (within last 12 months).
• Experience with enterprise data lifecycle management and data governance is a plus.
• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry and modern data platforms is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
• Oversee data quality, standards, and data consolidation across systems.
• Develop dashboards and data models to provide actionable enterprise insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable data access and documentation.

Skills

BI

Data governance

ETL

PySpark

Spark SQL

Python

Databricks

JavaScript

Typescript

REST API

OpenAI

Palantir Foundry

Snowflake

Azure Data Factory

SSIS

Informatica

Talend

Oracle EBS

SAP ECC/S4

Deltek Costpoint

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Computer Science or related field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Snowflake

Azure Data Factory

SSIS

Informatica

Talend

Databricks

Python

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Associate, Application Development

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job ID: 42955

Job Location: Melbourne, FL

Job Description

L3Harris Enterprise Data and AI team is seeking a Data Engineer with experience in managing enterprise-level data life cycle processes. This role includes overseeing data ETL/ELT pipelines, ensuring adherence to data standards, maintaining data frameworks, conducting data cleansing, orchestrating data pipelines, and ensuring data consolidation. The selected individual will play a pivotal role in maintaining ontologies, building scalable data solutions, and developing dashboards to provide actionable insights for the enterprise within Palantir Foundry.This position will support the company’s modern data platform, Unified Data Layer, focusing on data pipeline development and maintenance, data platform design, documentation, and user training. The goal is to ensure seamless access to data for all levels of the organization, empowering decision-makers with clean, reliable data.

Essential Functions:

• Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines to ensure reliable data flow across the enterprise.
• Maintain data pipeline schedules, orchestrate workflows, and monitor the overall health of data pipelines to ensure continuous data availability.
• Create, update, and optimize data connections, datasets, and transformations to align with business needs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data sync issues, ensuring consistent and correct data flow from source systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to uphold data quality standards and ensure accurate data is available for use.
• Utilize Palantir Foundry to establish data connections to source applications, extract and load data, and design complex logical data models that meet functional and technical specifications.
• Develop and manage data cleansing, consolidation, and integration mechanisms to support big data analytics at scale.
• Build visualizations using Palantir Foundry tools and assist business users with testing, troubleshooting, and documentation creation, including data maintenance guides.

Qualifications:

• To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field or have completed their Bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Understanding of BI (Business Intelligence) & DW (Data Warehouse) development methodologies.
• Experience with Snowflake cloud data platform including but not limited to hands-on experience with Snowflake
• Experience with Python, Pandas, Databricks, JavaScript, Typescript or other scripting languages
• Experience in ETL tools such as Palantir Foundry, ADF (Azure Data Factory), SSIS, Informatica or Talend is preferable
• Working knowledge to connect and extract data from various ERP applications such as Oracle EBS, SAP ECC/S4, Deltek Costpoint, REST API, and more.
• Experience with AI tools such as OpenAI, Palantir AIP, Snowflake Cortex or similar.
• Hands on Experience with design, development of Data Pipelines in Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder or Code Repo, PySpark and Spark SQL, and data build/sync schedule deployment in Palantir
• Experience with Data Pipeline development or ETL tools such as Palantir Foundry, Azure Data Factory, SSIS or Python
• Data Integration experience in Palantir or similar data integration tools.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.