Forward Deployed Engineer - Palantir Foundry (TS/SCI cleared)

accenturefederalservices; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Colorado Springs seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy Palantir Foundry solutions for government clients. You will collaborate with engineers, program managers, and domain experts to turn a client’s vision into production-grade data pipelines and tailored applications.

The role emphasizes rapid iteration, data synthesis, and real-world impact, with a focus on security clearances and on-site work.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance.
• Ability to work full time on-site in Colorado Springs, CO.
• Experience building data pipelines in Palantir Foundry.
• Ability to translate client challenges into production-ready solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers and domain experts to design and maintain applications.
• Synthesize client objectives into actionable roadmaps.
• Rapidly iterate to deploy production-grade data pipelines.
• Partner with clients to drive measurable improvements.
• Define solution requirements and ship code.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Python

TypeScript

Data pipelines

Foundry

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands‑on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at AFS, you will be responsible for helping our clients solve their most pressing challenges, from the battlefield to supply chains, benefits programs, and broader government operations. You will work as part of a small team of engineers, domain experts, and other Deployment Strategists to turn a client's vision into reality by deploying Palantir software and building tailored solutions that make a measurable impact on their operations.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Collaborative Teamwork : Partner with engineers, program managers, and domain specialists to conceive, architect, build, and maintain applications that meet AFS clients' needs.
• Data Synthesis : Understand a client's most critical objectives and synthesize disparate information into a cohesive vision and actionable roadmap, interpreting what the data signifies and outlining an impact-based plan to rapidly go from use case to prototype to scaled deployment.
• Rapid Iteration : Quickly iterate, build from scratch, and help transform clients' operations at uncommon speed. You won't just deploy software-you'll help reshape how entire organizations work by putting powerful tools in the hands of executives and real operators.
• Production-Grade Solutions : Develop production-grade solutions that make sense of the client's data and process it through an actionable workflow that can help clients make better decisions.
• Collaboration : Collaborate with technical and non-technical colleagues to define solution requirements, iterate on the solution, and ship code.

In this role, you'll iterate quickly, build from scratch, and help organizations transform their operations at uncommon speed. You won't just deploy software-you'll help reshape how entire organizations function by providing powerful tools to those who can drive change.

What We Look For :

• Client Success Obsession : A deep commitment to helping clients succeed, even beyond the original scope. You thrive on solving hard customer problems and take pride in delivering solutions that drive real value.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills : Strong abilities in breaking down complex problems and constructing end-to-end solutions that work.
• Technical Proficiency : Proficiency in relevant programming languages (e.g., Python, TypeScript) and the ability to build applications that utilize large structured and unstructured datasets in production environments.
• Independent Ownership : Capability to work autonomously while owning outcomes, with support available but a desire to take the driver's seat.
• Real-World Impact Delivery : A proven track record of delivering meaningful outcomes through software and analytical products.
• Collaborative Skills : Strong ability to collaborate with teammates and clients of varying technical proficiency, embedding with clients and joining their teams.
• Willingness to Travel : Flexibility to travel as needed for client implementation work.

Here's what you need:

• Must be a US Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance
• Ability to work full time on-site in Colorado Springs, CO

Palantir Foundry : Proven experience building data pipelines, managing datasets, and deploying applications within Foundry . Specifics required as follows:

• P ractical skills required to build and maintain production-grade data pipelines, data connections, and ontologies
• G eneral knowledge of platform capabilities and specific applications within the Foundry suite that are useful for performing the job of data engineer
• Data pipeline development in Foundry
• Develo p transforms on structured (tabular) and unstructured datasets in Foundry
• Apply best practices when building data pipelines
• Data pipeline maintenance in Foundry
• E ffectively investigate and fix common issues in data pipelines
• C ontribute to logic changes and performance improvements to transform pipelines feeding mission critical workflows
• F amiliar ity with recommended support structures
• Data connection and integration in Foundry
• F amiliar ity with architecture and capabilities of Data Connection
• S et up sources and syncs ingesting tabular data or raw files from external systems to Foundry
• Ontology design and development