Forward Deployed Engineer: Foundry Deployments & AI

Accenture; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays & time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients solve challenges from battlefield to supply chains, deploying Palantir Foundry and building tailored solutions that drive measurable improvements. You will work with cross‑functional teams to design, build, and support client facing applications.

This role requires extensive data engineering experience, Palantir Foundry expertise, and strong cloud capabilities, plus leadership of engineering teams and strong communication with

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 of 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

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

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Palantir Foundry

AIP / model deployment

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

GitHub/GitLab

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients solve challenges from battlefield to supply chains, deploying Palantir Foundry and building tailored solutions that drive measurable improvements. You will work with cross‑functional teams to design, build, and support client facing applications.

This role requires extensive data engineering experience, Palantir Foundry expertise, and strong cloud capabilities, plus leadership of engineering teams and strong communication with