Palantir Foundry AI Engineer - Senior

DataJobs; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off benefit

Robust learning resources

Healthcare

Wellness

Financial

Retirement

Family support

Continuing education

Time off benefits

Job summary

CACI is seeking a Senior Palantir Foundry AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy LLM and agentic AI solutions within Palantir’s Army Vantage environment. The role includes integration with DoD network capabilities such as ADVANA, along with support for Agile Scrum delivery and enterprise deployment of AI models and workflows.

Key responsibilities include architecting LLMs, developing autonomous AI systems, integrating with Palantir Ontology and DoW pipelines, and delivering scalable AI across

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and secret DoD security clearance (interim clearance possible).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Information Assurance, CS, MIS, or related field.
• 5+ years of related technical experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect, train, and fine-tune LLMs for enterprise use on Vantage.
• Develop agentic AI systems that reason, plan, and act on data workflows.
• Integrate AI models with Palantir Ontology, datasets and pipelines.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers and product teams.
• Support DoD network deployments and Vantage/DoW platforms.
• Stay updated on generative AI and IPT leadership in Agile teams.
• Create content and briefings for senior government leaders.
• Manage and respond to user tickets and IPT leadership.

Skills

LLMs

Agentic AI

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scrumban

Agile Scrum

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Information Assurance

B.S. in Computer Science

B.S./M.S. in MIS

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Vantage

ADVANA

Palantir MAVEN

Azure Databricks

Azure Synapse

Data Factory

Power Platform

Databricks

Microsoft 365

Job description

CACI is seeking a Senior Palantir Foundry AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy LLM and agentic AI solutions within Palantir’s Army Vantage environment. The role includes integration with DoD network capabilities such as ADVANA, along with support for Agile Scrum delivery and enterprise deployment of AI models and workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, train, and fine-tune LLMs for enterprise use cases within the Vantage platform.
• Develop agentic AI systems that can autonomously reason, plan, and act on complex data workflows.
• Integrate AI models with Palantir Ontology, datasets, and operational pipelines.
• Partner with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver scalable AI solutions.
• Support and enhance AI capabilities across the DoW network, including platforms like Vantage.
• Stay current with advances in generative AI, LLMs, and agentic architectures and apply best practices to Vantage and DoW deployments.
• Create content and deliver briefings to senior government leaders.
• Manage and respond to user tickets.
• Lead Integrated Product Teams (IPT).

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and an active secret DoD security clearance (ability to attain interim clearance will be considered).
• B.S. or M.S. in Information Assurance, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline; experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Minimum of 5 years of related technical experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills and a desire to work in a team environment.
• High responsibility, strong work ethic, and self-starter mindset.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
• Solution-based thinker capable of resolving complex technical challenges.
• Experience and comfort working on a Scrumban team in an Agile Scrum environment.
• Ability to work with limited oversight.

Preferred Skills and Background

• Experience integrating AI/ML models with enterprise data platforms, especially within government or DoW networks.
• Experience with prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or AI workflow automation.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and responsible AI practices in enterprise environments.
• Experience with DoW (DoD) ADVANA.
• Experience with Palantir MAVEN.
• Experience developing in Army 365 (A365).
• Azure Data/AI stack familiarity (Azure Databricks, Synapse, or Data Factory).
• Experience developing and maintaining applications using the Microsoft Power Platform suite (Model-driven and Canvas App, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Pages/Portals, Portal Management MDA, Power Apps Pipeline) in an Azure environment.
• Experience developing with Databricks.
• Experience designing and implementing data models in Microsoft 365.

Technologies

• Palantir Foundry, Vantage, ADVANA, Palantir Ontology
• LLMs, agentic AI, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow
• GPT, Llama, PaLM
• RAG pipelines, orchestration
• Scrumban, Agile Scrum
• Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory
• Microsoft Power Platform suite: Model-driven app, Canvas App, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Pages/Portals, Portal Management MDA, Power Apps Pipeline
• Microsoft 365, Army 365 (A365)
• Palantir MAVEN
• DoW network, DoD ADVANA, Vantage and/or ADVANA

Work Location, Travel, and Employment Type

• Location: Ashburn, VA (onsite)
• Travel: Up to 10%, local travel
• Job Category: Information Technology
• Time Type: Full time
• Employee Type: Regular

Compensation

The proposed salary range for this position is $86,600 - $181,800. Final salary can be influenced by geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start

Secret

Benefits

• Flexible time off benefit
• Robust learning resources
• Healthcare
• Wellness
• Financial
• Retirement
• Family support
• Continuing education
• Time off benefits

What You Can Expect

• Culture of integrity
• Environment of trust
• Focus on continuous growth