Mission Data Architect — MSS/Palantir Engineer

Agile Defense, LLC; O'Fallon (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite SCIF work

Job summary

Agile Defense, LLC is seeking an MSS Developer to build mission-critical analytics and applications for DoD missions. You will develop operator dashboards and self-service capabilities, aligning to J7 workflows and data pipelines on MSS and Palantir stack.

The role requires a Bachelor's in CS or engineering, 4+ years in software or data engineering, hands-on Palantir experience, and an active US security clearance. Onsite work in a SCIF is required; multiple U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a quantitative discipline; extensive Palantir experience will substitute.
• 4+ years of software or data engineering experience (data analysis or data science experience considered).
• 1.5+ years hands-on with Palantir Foundry, Gotham, AIP, or MSS.
• Demonstrated experience building dashboards, applications, or pipelines for operational end users.
• Active US government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain operator-facing dashboards, applications, and decision surfaces aligned to J7 mission workflows.
• Create intuitive, self-service capabilities that empower operators to explore data independently.
• Build automated workflows that deliver timely insights to stakeholders across the directorate.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across all MSS deliverables.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines, ontology, and access controls on MSS and the underlying Palantir stack.
• Integrate external data sources into a well-modeled data foundation.
• Ensure AI/AIP workflows have a well-modeled data foundation and that model outputs are surfaced in operationally useful ways.
• Partner with mission leaders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Create compelling data visualizations and interactive tools for operators to drill down into data.
• Design alerting and monitoring systems to identify opportunities and risks.
• Collaborate to establish KPIs and success metrics for mission performance.
• Develop efficient data models and query optimization for fast reporting; implement caching and aggregation for performance.
• Build scalable MSS solutions for growing data and users; provide day-to-day operator support.

Skills

Palantir expertise

Dashboard development

Data pipelines

Ontology design

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering/quantitative field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

Palantir AIP

MSS

Job description

Agile Defense, LLC is seeking an MSS Developer to build mission-critical analytics and applications for DoD missions. You will develop operator dashboards and self-service capabilities, aligning to J7 workflows and data pipelines on MSS and Palantir stack.

The role requires a Bachelor's in CS or engineering, 4+ years in software or data engineering, hands-on Palantir experience, and an active US security clearance. Onsite work in a SCIF is required; multiple U.S.