MSS Platform Engineer | DoD Mission Analytics

Agile Defense, LLC; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense seeks a MSS Developer Engineer to design and deploy mission-critical analytics on Palantir Foundry/Gotham and MSS. You will build dashboards and data pipelines, model ontologies, and enable operators to explore data and derive insights in support of national missions.

Ideal candidates hold a CS/engineering degree, 4+ years in data engineering, and an active US security clearance, with hands-on Palantir experience and strong Python/SQL skills.

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 considered)
• Demonstrated experience building dashboards, applications, or pipelines for operational end users
• Active US government security clearance
• Working proficiency in ontology design and pipeline authoring using PySpark, Code Repositories, or Pipeline Builder

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain operator-facing dashboards, applications, and decision surfaces aligned to J7 mission workflows
• Create intuitive self-service capabilities for operators to explore data independently
• Build automated workflows that deliver timely insights to stakeholders across the directorate
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across MSS deliverables
• Develop and maintain data pipelines, ontology, and access controls on MSS and Palantir stack
• Integrate external data sources into a well-modeled data foundation
• Ensure AI/AIP workflows have a well-modeled data foundation and surfaced outputs
• Collaborate with mission leaders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Create data visualizations communicating complex insights to diverse audiences
• Build interactive tools for drilling down into data and exploring scenarios
• Design alerting and monitoring systems to identify opportunities and risks
• Establish KPIs and success metrics to drive mission performance
• Develop scalable MSS solutions for growing data volumes and users
• Provide day-to-day operator support and escalate complex issues

Skills

Dashboard development

Python

SQL

Ontology design

PySpark

Code Repositories

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or quantitative field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

Palantir AIP

MSS

Job description

Agile Defense seeks a MSS Developer Engineer to design and deploy mission-critical analytics on Palantir Foundry/Gotham and MSS. You will build dashboards and data pipelines, model ontologies, and enable operators to explore data and derive insights in support of national missions.

Ideal candidates hold a CS/engineering degree, 4+ years in data engineering, and an active US security clearance, with hands-on Palantir experience and strong Python/SQL skills.