Fractional Solution Architect – Palantir Foundry

Go Fractional; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Gofractional is seeking a Solution Architect in Seattle, Washington. In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of solutions, mentor team members, and collaborate with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 5-10+ years of experience in management consulting or client-facing roles, strong skills in Palantir Foundry and PySpark, and the ability to manage dynamic team environments. This position allows for impactful contributions in crafting scalable solutions and requires adaptability during changes.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect at a management consulting firm.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a data engineer, designing and developing data pipelines.
• Strong experience in Palantir Foundry and PySpark.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders and internal teams.
• Design, build, and manage data pipelines in Palantir Foundry.
• Develop data assets and transformation logic using PySpark.

Skills

Palantir Foundry

PySpark

Data Engineering

Streaming Data Architecture

IAM Principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Java

TypeScript

Job description

As a Solution Architect, you will influence and define best practices, design patterns, and architecture. You’ll provide thought leadership to a diverse group of stakeholders, drawing on your extensive experience to design and prototype innovative solutions throughout every stage of the process, mentoring other team members along the way.

Role Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders and internal teams, translating solution design into scalable, production‑ready Palantir Foundry implementations.
• Design, build, and manage data pipelines in Palantir Foundry to ingest, process, and correlate real‑time data (streaming).
• Hands‑on Palantir solution architect during implementation, owning the on‑the‑ground architecture and supporting multiple teams during build‑out and delivery.
• Develop data assets and transformation logic using PySpark.

About You

• You’re passionate about enabling teams to design solutions that drive business value.
• Working closely with business stakeholders, lead engineers, product managers, and analysts, you can design solutions through the full lifecycle, from conception to market.
• You’re equally comfortable discussing technical concepts with business professionals and business concepts with technical professionals.
• You can lead small development teams within a matrixed environment.
• You can collaborate with consulting and sales representatives to identify opportunities, develop, and pitch solutions based on a business case, and work closely with clients to generate the outcomes.
• You’re adaptable to frequent change and comfortable making decisions with limited information in dynamic situations.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect at a management consulting firm, or in a client‑facing role, with proven responsibility for delivering high‑impact customer solutions.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience as a data engineer, designing and developing data pipelines.
• Strong experience in Palantir Foundry and PySpark.
• Deep experience in streaming data architecture and integrating data from various sources.
• Experience creating architectural diagrams, including Sequence Diagrams, Deployment Diagrams, and State Diagrams.
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles, including Authentication, Login, SSO, and Active Directory integration.
• Knowledge of data retention and security best practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Availability to work between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm Pacific Time (PT).
• Ability to travel up to one week per month.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the utilities industry.
• Experience as an application developer using Java and TypeScript.