Forward-Deployed Data Engineer, Foundry & AI

Accenture; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 434,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients deploy Palantir Foundry and AIP, turning complex data into decision-ready workflows in government, healthcare, and other sectors. You'll lead cross-functional teams, design deployment plans, and build production-grade solutions.

You will iteratively prototype, ship scalable pipelines, and communicate progress to executives while owning delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years hands-on experience in data engineering, including ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing, and large-scale data integration.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience with Palantir Foundry building data pipelines, managing datasets, and deploying applications within Palantir Foundry and/or Palantir Gotham
• Minimum of 3 years experience prompt engineering and applied AI techniques within Palantir (AIP, model deployment, feature engineering)
• Minimum of 5 years working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Minimum of 8 years experience in Python OR PySpark OR Java
• Minimum 5 years leading an engineering team
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 8 years work experience
• Professional Skill Requirements:
• Ability to be a personable communicator who can explain technical concepts clearly and credibly to executive stakeholders.
• Ability to build rapport quickly and represented teams professionally with clients
• Write clear, concise documentation (requirements, design notes, runbooks) for technical and non-technical audiences
• Present updates, trade offs, and recommendations to executives; tailor the message to the audience
• Bonus points if you have:
• Full-stack and Front-end development experience
• Palantir certifications (Foundry, Gotham, or AIP)
• Consulting or client-facing experience
• Experience with DevOps / CI-CD pipelines (Git, GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins)
• Experience building solutions with large language models
• Demonstrated proficiency in TypeScript, or JavaScript

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.
• · Travel may be required for this role.

Skills

Python

PySpark

Java

TypeScript

Data engineering

ETL/ELT pipelines

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

Cloud platforms

Prompt engineering

Leadership

Client communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Associate’s degree with 8+ years experience

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

AIP

Git

GitHub/GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

Accenture is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients deploy Palantir Foundry and AIP, turning complex data into decision-ready workflows in government, healthcare, and other sectors. You'll lead cross-functional teams, design deployment plans, and build production-grade solutions.

You will iteratively prototype, ship scalable pipelines, and communicate progress to executives while owning delivery outcomes.