Data Analytics Engineer

Steel Point Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel Point Solutions is seeking Data Analytics professionals in Washington, DC (onsite) to help develop and implement modern data solutions using Palantir Foundry and related technologies.

The role covers data engineering, ontology development, and enterprise data architecture to turn complex information into actionable insights for mission-focused objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering, data architecture, ontology development, or related data analytics discipline.
• Experience developing and managing data pipelines, integrations, data models, or analytics solutions.
• Experience with enterprise data architecture, data governance, or technical solution design.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and optimize data pipelines and data integrations within Palantir Foundry and related environments.
• Design and implement scalable analytics solutions aligned to operational and business requirements.
• Integrate data from multiple sources while ensuring data quality, availability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot data pipelines, integrations, and analytics workflows to identify and resolve technical issues.
• Design and implement data ontologies and business object models in Palantir Foundry.
• Translate business and operational requirements into structured data models and interconnected business objects.
• Develop operational workflows that use ontology-driven data to support decision-making and business processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to refine ontology structures and ensure alignment with mission and organizational objectives.
• Develop enterprise data architectures, data models, and technical solution designs leveraging Palantir capabilities.
• Establish scalable, sustainable approaches for data integration, storage, processing, and analytics.
• Develop and maintain data architecture documentation, standards, and technical specifications.
• Ensure data solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, governance, and organizational requirements.
• Support development and implementation of data governance frameworks and standards.
• Establish practices for data quality, lineage, accessibility, and consistency.
• Identify opportunities to improve data management processes and eliminate data silos.
• Ensure data solutions adhere to established technical and governance standards.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, engineers, architects, business stakeholders, and technical leadership.
• Translate business requirements into technical data solutions and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate in requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, and implementation activities.
• Provide technical recommendations and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Research and evaluate emerging data technologies, analytics capabilities, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to leverage Palantir Foundry capabilities to improve operational efficiency and decision support.
• Recommend enhancements to existing data pipelines, architectures, ontologies, and analytics solutions.
• Support adoption of modern data engineering and architecture practices.

Skills

Data engineering

Data architecture

Ontology development

Analytics solutions

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Ontology

Job description

Steel Point Solutions is seeking Data Analytics professionals to help develop and implement modern data solutions using Palantir Foundry and related technologies. The role supports work across data engineering, ontology development, and enterprise data architecture, with a focus on turning complex information into actionable insights. This position is based in Washington, DC (onsite) and offers a salary range of USD 120,000 - 144,000 per year.

What you will do

• Develop, manage, and optimize data pipelines and data integrations within Palantir Foundry and related environments.
• Design and implement scalable analytics solutions aligned to operational and business requirements.
• Integrate data from multiple sources while ensuring data quality, availability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot data pipelines, integrations, and analytics workflows to identify and resolve technical issues.
• Design and implement data ontologies and business object models in Palantir Foundry.
• Translate business and operational requirements into structured data models and interconnected business objects.
• Develop operational workflows that use ontology-driven data to support decision-making and business processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to refine ontology structures and ensure alignment with mission and organizational objectives.
• Develop enterprise data architectures, data models, and technical solution designs leveraging Palantir capabilities.
• Establish scalable, sustainable approaches for data integration, storage, processing, and analytics.
• Develop and maintain data architecture documentation, standards, and technical specifications.
• Ensure data solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, governance, and organizational requirements.
• Support development and implementation of data governance frameworks and standards.
• Establish practices for data quality, lineage, accessibility, and consistency.
• Identify opportunities to improve data management processes and eliminate data silos.
• Ensure data solutions adhere to established technical and governance standards.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, engineers, architects, business stakeholders, and technical leadership.
• Translate business requirements into technical data solutions and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate in requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, and implementation activities.
• Provide technical recommendations and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Research and evaluate emerging data technologies, analytics capabilities, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to leverage Palantir Foundry capabilities to improve operational efficiency and decision support.
• Recommend enhancements to existing data pipelines, architectures, ontologies, and analytics solutions.
• Support adoption of modern data engineering and architecture practices.

Required qualifications

• Experience in data engineering, data architecture, ontology development, or a related data analytics discipline.
• Experience developing and managing data pipelines, integrations, data models, or analytics solutions.
• Experience with enterprise data architecture, data governance, or technical solution design.
• Ability to translate business and operational requirements into scalable technical data solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional technical and business teams.

Technologies

• Palantir Foundry
• Palantir Ontology

Preferred experience

• Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry.
• Experience developing data pipelines and integrations within Palantir Foundry.
• Experience designing and implementing Palantir Ontology, business object models, and operational workflows.
• Experience developing enterprise data architectures and technical solution designs leveraging Palantir capabilities.
• Experience with data governance frameworks, data modeling, and enterprise information management.
• Experience supporting federal government, Department of Defense, or other mission-focused organizations.
• Experience working in Agile or other modern software development environments.

Relevant role focus areas

• Data Engineer: developing and managing pipelines, integrations, and analytics solutions within Palantir Foundry or related environments.
• Ontology Specialist: designing and implementing data ontologies, business object models, and operational workflows.
• Data Architect: developing enterprise data architectures, governance frameworks, data models, and technical solution designs leveraging Palantir capabilities.