Data Engineer, Army Vantage: AI/ML & Palantir Foundry

Vista Innovative Solutions, LLC; Fort Knox (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Vista Innovative Solutions, LLC is onsite at Fort Knox, KY, designing and delivering data pipelines, AI/ML solutions, and low-code operational applications on the Army Vantage platform (Palantir Foundry).

The role focuses on building Palantir Foundry data pipelines, developing analytics and AI/ML models, and operationalizing AI into low-code apps like Workshop and Slate, with governance and security aligned to DoD policies. Involves agile collaboration with Army stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
• CompTIA Security+
• Active Secret Clearance
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, software development, or analytics with ETL/ELT pipelines
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; experience with PySpark or similar distributed data processing
• Experience applying AI/ML to operational data and deploying models into production
• Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills; able to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines in Palantir Foundry, including ingestion, transformation, and validation across Army source systems and legacy platforms
• Develop analytics, AI/ML models, and ontology objects to provide a trusted view of operational data
• Operationalize AI by embedding models into low-code applications (e.g., Workshop, Slate) and AI-enabled workflows (Palantir AIP)
• Write and optimize transforms using PySpark, Python, and SQL, including feature engineering for model training
• Collect requirements from Army commanders and staff and translate to technical solutions
• Monitor pipeline and model health, troubleshoot failures, and track performance, accuracy, and drift
• Apply data governance, security, access control, and responsible AI standards aligned to Army and DoD policy
• Use an Agile framework to manage tasks and document solutions for the Vantage developer community

Skills

Data engineering

Software development

Analytics

Communication

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir AIP

Workshop

Slate

Python

SQL

PySpark

Job description

Vista Innovative Solutions, LLC is onsite at Fort Knox, KY, designing and delivering data pipelines, AI/ML solutions, and low-code operational applications on the Army Vantage platform (Palantir Foundry).

The role focuses on building Palantir Foundry data pipelines, developing analytics and AI/ML models, and operationalizing AI into low-code apps like Workshop and Slate, with governance and security aligned to DoD policies. Involves agile collaboration with Army stakeholders.