Data Platform Architect for AI/ML (Databricks & Foundry)

Expression Networks; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Health/dental/vision insurance

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Expression seeks an experienced Data Platform Architect to guide secure, scalable data, analytics, and AI/ML solutions in mission environments. You will shape data pipelines, analytics, and platform assets across Databricks and Palantir Foundry to ensure production-ready, governed products.

The role requires Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and onsite work at Falls Church, VA, collaborating across engineering, data science, analytics, platform, and mission teams to enforce standards and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical experience in modern data platforms.
• 3+ years designing/implementing production solutions on Databricks/Foundry.
• Strong Python, SQL, PySpark for scalable data workflows.
• Experience with Palantir Foundry or enterprise analytics platforms.
• Hands-on knowledge of Delta Lake, MLflow, Unity Catalog.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on architectural guidance for data pipelines, analytics, and AI/ML capabilities.
• Guide platform-native capabilities for data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration.
• Advise on appropriate use of Databricks and Foundry architectures.
• Transition prototypes into reliable production workflows with governance and testing.
• Establish technical standards, templates, and reference architectures.

Skills

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

Python

SQL

PySpark

Spark SQL

DataOps

DevOps

MLOps

CI/CD

Git

MLflow

Delta Lake

Data governance

Tools

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Expression seeks an experienced Data Platform Architect to guide secure, scalable data, analytics, and AI/ML solutions in mission environments. You will shape data pipelines, analytics, and platform assets across Databricks and Palantir Foundry to ensure production-ready, governed products.

The role requires Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and onsite work at Falls Church, VA, collaborating across engineering, data science, analytics, platform, and mission teams to enforce standards and