Lead Foundry Solutions Engineer
Delta Air Lines
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Delta Air Lines is seeking a Lead Foundry Solutions Engineer to design and scale analytics across TechOps, enabling workforce forecasting, capacity planning, and data-driven decisions.
You will lead cross-functional teams, translate complex business challenges into scalable Foundry solutions, and drive enterprise data architecture and platform governance. Strong collaboration with engineering, maintenance, and finance is essential.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of analytics, data engineering, software engineering, or enterprise data solutions.
- Advanced experience with SQL and Python in production environments.
- Expertise with Palantir Foundry (Workshop, Ontology, Pipeline Builder) and data integration.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects with enterprise-scale impact.
- Ability to translate business needs into technical roadmaps.
Responsibilities
- Lead design, development, and deployment of large-scale analytics apps in Palantir Foundry.
- Drive ERP, workforce forecasting, and capacity planning capabilities across TechOps.
- Provide technical leadership for strategic initiatives from concept to adoption.
- Architect and optimize data pipelines, Ontology models, and workflows.
- Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, operations, and finance to deliver value.
- Mentor junior team members and promote innovation.
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At Delta Air Lines, connection is at the heart of everything we do and guides our every action. We strive to welcome and care for all our customers during their travels with us and aim to deliver an elevated experience.
Delta is focused on sustaining a strong IT operation, growing our capabilities, and maximizing optimization across each of our tech hubs to elevate the travel experience for our customers and empower our 90,000 Delta people.
We’re committed to fostering innovation, and we’re excited to invite you to be part of our journey as we shape the future of technology at the world’s best airline!
Delta Air Lines is seeking a Lead Foundry Solutions Engineer to lead complex analytics, resource planning, and digital transformation initiatives. This role serves as a technical and project leader responsible for designing scalable Foundry solutions that enable advanced maintenance, reliability, operational, engineering, and workforce planning insights across Delta's fleet and TechOps organization.
The role serves as a lead on the Resource Planning & Operational Solutions team within the TechOps Business Performance Office. The Lead Engineer will be responsible for developing and scaling TechOps' enterprise resource planning capability and decision-support hub, enabling workforce forecasting, capacity planning, operational readiness, and data-driven decision making. This individual will also lead solution design and delivery for high-impact operational use cases across TechOps.
The Lead Engineer drives the end-to-end delivery of strategic analytics products and planning solutions by partnering with engineering, maintenance, operations, workforce planning, finance, and technology stakeholders. This individual translates complex business challenges into scalable decision-support platforms, establishes technical direction for Foundry applications and data models, and leads cross-functional teams to deliver measurable operational and financial value.
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale analytics applications and solutions within the Palantir Foundry ecosystem
- Lead the development and evolution of enterprise resource planning, workforce forecasting, and capacity planning capabilities that support strategic and operational decision-making across TechOps
- Serve as the technical lead for strategic initiatives, driving project execution from concept through implementation and adoption
- Architect and optimize complex data pipelines, integrations, Ontology models, and application workflows that support maintenance and operational decision-making
- Partner with engineering, maintenance, operations, workforce planning, finance, and technology leaders to develop data-driven solutions that improve aircraft reliability, operational performance, workforce effectiveness, resource utilization, and strategic planning outcomes
- Evaluate and implement advanced analytics, AI/ML, automation, and application capabilities within Foundry to solve complex operational challenges
- Lead cross-functional project teams and coordinate activities across multiple stakeholders without direct managerial authority
- Provide technical leadership and guidance on Foundry best practices, data architecture, application design, and platform governance
- Drive the development of scalable Workshop applications, operational dashboards, and decision-support tools that enable actionable insights
- Establish standards for data quality, system reliability, maintainability, documentation, and solution performance
- Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and architecture assessments to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and long-term supportability
- Influence strategic decisions through analytical findings, business cases, and executive-level recommendations
- Lead continuous improvement efforts focused on automation, platform optimization, technical debt reduction, and process transformation
- Mentor and provide technical coaching to junior and mid-level team members while fostering a culture of innovation and knowledge sharing
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years of experience developing analytics, data engineering, software engineering, or enterprise data solutions
- Advanced experience with SQL and Python in production environments
- Demonstrated expertise building applications and solutions within Palantir Foundry (or similar platforms), including Workshop, Ontology, Pipeline Builder, and data integration frameworks
- Experience leading complex cross-functional projects and delivering analytics solutions with enterprise-scale impact
- Experience building forecasting, planning, scheduling, optimization, or decision-support solutions for complex operational environments
- Strong understanding of data architecture, ETL/ELT development, enterprise integration patterns, and system design principles
- Experience translating ambiguous business needs into technical requirements and actionable solution roadmaps
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
- Strong analytic, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and project leadership skills
- Proven ability to influence outcomes and drive alignment across multiple stakeholder groups
- Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
- Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
- Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
- Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.
- Extensive experience delivering enterprise solutions using Palantir Foundry in operational, engineering, maintenance, or transportation environments
- Experience leading large-scale analytics, digital transformation, or operational optimization initiatives
- Experience developing workforce planning, capacity planning, labor forecasting, or resource optimization models
- Experience in aviation, airline operations, MRO, fleet management, or other highly regulated operational environments
- Experience supporting operational planning, maintenance planning, crew planning, supply chain planning, or other large-scale resource management functions
- Experience leveraging simulation, optimization, scenario modeling, or advanced forecasting techniques to support strategic decision-making
- Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures and services (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
- Experience integrating AI/ML models into operational workflows and decision-support applications
- Proficiency with TypeScript, JavaScript, API development, and modern application frameworks
- Experience with predictive maintenance, reliability engineering, fleet operations, or aviation analytics
- Familiarity with data governance, master data management, and enterprise data strategy
- Experience presenting recommendations, project outcomes, and technical strategies to executive leadership
- Demonstrated success driving adoption of analytics solutions and delivering measurable business value through technology innovation
Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience and Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:
- Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
- 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
- New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacation year (April 1 – March 31)
- In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period
- 10 paid holidays per calendar year
- Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave
- Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance benefits
- Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
- Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
- Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
- Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
- World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
- Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
- Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
- Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare
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