MSS Platform Engineer for Mission Analytics

Agile Defense, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense, LLC is seeking a MSS Developer Engineer to build mission-critical analytics and apps at Fort Meade. You will develop operator dashboards, data pipelines, and intuitive tools that empower operators to analyze data and make informed decisions.

You will work on platform engineering, model data foundations, and proactive monitoring while collaborating with mission leaders to translate requirements into scalable solutions. On-site work in a SCIF is required.

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 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 all 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 results
• Partner with mission leaders to translate analytical needs into technical solutions
• Create compelling data visualizations that communicate complex insights
• Build interactive tools for drill-down analyses
• Design alerting/monitoring to identify opportunities and risks
• Establish KPIs and success metrics for mission performance
• Develop efficient data models and query optimization for fast reporting
• Provide day-to-day operator support and escalate complex issues
• Contribute reusable platform content and document data sources/metrics

Skills

Software/data engineering

Dashboard development

Ontology design

PySpark

Code repositories

Pipeline Builder

Security clearance

Active US government clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Quantitative

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

Palantir AIP

MSS

Job description

Agile Defense, LLC is seeking a MSS Developer Engineer to build mission-critical analytics and apps at Fort Meade. You will develop operator dashboards, data pipelines, and intuitive tools that empower operators to analyze data and make informed decisions.

You will work on platform engineering, model data foundations, and proactive monitoring while collaborating with mission leaders to translate requirements into scalable solutions. On-site work in a SCIF is required.