Associate Director, Forward-Deployed Engineering

Accenture PLC; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Paid holidays & vacation

Job summary

Accenture PLC, as part of the Palantir Business Group, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy Palantir software and craft tailored solutions. You will collaborate with engineers, program managers, and domain experts to deliver production-grade pipelines and data-driven decision support for clients across industries.

You will drive requirements, prototype rapidly, and communicate progress to executives while traveling as needed.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years hands-on experience in data engineering, including ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing, and large-scale data integration.
• Five+ years' experience with Palantir Foundry building data pipelines, datasets, and deploying apps.
• Three+ years experience with prompt engineering and AI techniques within Palantir (AIP, model deployment, feature engineering).
• Five+ years working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Eight+ years experience in Python OR PySpark OR Java.
• Five+ years leading an engineering team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support client-facing applications with cross-functional teams.
• Translate objectives into a delivery plan from prototype to scaled deployment.
• Prototype and iterate quickly; validate with users and refine based on feedback.
• Deliver production-grade pipelines and applications transforming client data into operational workflows.
• Write clear requirements and progress updates for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively with executives; present trade-offs and recommendations.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Cloud platforms

Data engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

AIP / model deployment

Git/GitHub

Job description

Accenture PLC, as part of the Palantir Business Group, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy Palantir software and craft tailored solutions. You will collaborate with engineers, program managers, and domain experts to deliver production-grade pipelines and data-driven decision support for clients across industries.

You will drive requirements, prototype rapidly, and communicate progress to executives while traveling as needed.