MSS Data Engineer - Mission Analytics & Dashboards

Agile Defense, LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense, LLC, based in the United States, seeks a MSS Developer to build mission-critical analytics and applications for J7 workflows. The role focuses on dashboards, data pipelines, and data-driven decision support within Palantir platforms across multiple locations, including Tampa.

Active clearance is required, with responsibilities spanning data modeling, integration, and performance optimization.

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), including 1.5+ years hands-on with Palantir Foundry, Gotham, AIP, or MSS
• Demonstrated experience building dashboards, applications, or pipelines for operational end users
• Working proficiency in ontology design, pipeline authoring using PySpark, Code Repositories, or Pipeline Builder
• 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 understand analytical needs and translate requirements into technical solutions
• Create compelling data visualizations that communicate complex insights to diverse audiences
• Build interactive tools that allow operators to drill down into data and explore different scenarios
• Design alerting and monitoring systems that proactively identify mission opportunities and risks
• Collaborate with teams to establish KPIs and success metrics that drive mission performance
• Develop efficient data models and query optimization strategies for fast, reliable reporting
• Implement caching and aggregation strategies to ensure optimal dashboard and application performance
• Build scalable MSS solutions that can handle growing data volumes and user bases
• Provide day-to-day operator support and elevate complex platform issues to senior engineers as appropriate
• Contribute reusable platform content, including ontology patterns, dashboard templates, and integration recipes, to support continuous curriculum refresh
• Document data sources, metrics definitions, and analytical methodologies for organizational knowledge
• Stay current with MSS/Palantir technologies and advocate for new tools and approaches that improve mission analytics

Skills

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

AIP

MSS

Dashboard building

PySpark

Ontology design

Security clearance

Data engineering

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelors in CS/Engineering

Tools

Code Repositories

Pipeline Builder

Job description

Agile Defense, LLC, based in the United States, seeks a MSS Developer to build mission-critical analytics and applications for J7 workflows. The role focuses on dashboards, data pipelines, and data-driven decision support within Palantir platforms across multiple locations, including Tampa.

Active clearance is required, with responsibilities spanning data modeling, integration, and performance optimization.