Palantir Foundry Data Engineer II — Secret Clearance (Onsite)

Socket.dev; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

National Capitol Contracting seeks a Foundry Developer II to design, build, and deploy Palantir Foundry applications at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC. This onsite role requires an active Secret clearance and focuses on data pipelines, data modeling, and enterprise-scale analytics using Python and SQL.

You will work with Navy leadership and stakeholders, contribute to the Naval Digital Logistics Acceleration initiative, and advance data-driven modernization efforts with training and mentorship

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field OR 4+ years of additional experience in lieu of degree.
• 9+ years of data engineering experience, software development, or analytics engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry (pipelines/transforms, data modeling/ontology concepts).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy Palantir Foundry applications that deliver end-to-end operational value.
• Build and optimize data pipelines and transform using Python within Foundry.
• Integrate with external systems and APIs and manage data connections.
• Implement automated testing.
• Document technical designs and maintain knowledge artifacts in Foundry resource folders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and translate them into technical designs.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and monitor performance and data quality.
• Participate in code reviews; document solutions and follow best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Qlik

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

National Capitol Contracting seeks a Foundry Developer II to design, build, and deploy Palantir Foundry applications at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC. This onsite role requires an active Secret clearance and focuses on data pipelines, data modeling, and enterprise-scale analytics using Python and SQL.

You will work with Navy leadership and stakeholders, contribute to the Naval Digital Logistics Acceleration initiative, and advance data-driven modernization efforts with training and mentorship