Forward-Deployed Data & AI Engineer (Foundry/AIP)

Accenture PLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture in Arlington, VA is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients solve complex challenges by deploying Palantir Foundry-based solutions and building data-driven applications. You will work with cross-functional teams including engineers, domain experts, and clients to translate vision into scalable deployments.

The role emphasizes hands-on data engineering, AI techniques, and cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP, Python, PySpark, and Java, with travel up to 100% as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience in data engineering, including ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing, and large-scale data integration.
• Minimum of 1 years' experience with Palantir Foundry building data pipelines, managing datasets, and deploying applications within Palantir Foundry and/or Palantir Gotham
• Minimum of 1 year experience prompt engineering and applied AI techniques within Palantir (AIP, model deployment, feature engineering)
• Minimum of 3 years working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Python OR PySpark OR Java
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams: Partner with engineers, program managers, and domain specialists to design, build, and support client-facing applications.
• Translate objectives into a delivery plan: Gather requirements, analyze data and workflows, and define a roadmap from prototype to scaled deployment.
• Prototype and iterate quickly: Build from scratch when needed, validate with users, and iterate rapidly based on feedback and operational results.
• Deliver production-grade solutions: Ship reliable pipelines and applications that turn client data into operational workflows and decision support.
• Align and communicate: Write clear requirements, share progress with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and drive work to release.

Skills

Data engineering

Palantir Foundry

Prompt engineering / AI techniques

Python

PySpark

Java

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

AIP

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Accenture in Arlington, VA is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients solve complex challenges by deploying Palantir Foundry-based solutions and building data-driven applications. You will work with cross-functional teams including engineers, domain experts, and clients to translate vision into scalable deployments.

The role emphasizes hands-on data engineering, AI techniques, and cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP, Python, PySpark, and Java, with travel up to 100% as needed.