Palantir Platform Engineer TS/SCI (FSP)

Systech Federal; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Systech Federal in Herndon, VA is seeking a Palantir Platform Engineer to integrate ETL workflows within Palantir Foundry. You will design data pipelines, enhance observability, and ensure data quality across transformation steps using PySpark and Python.

The role emphasizes data governance, ontology modeling, logging and monitoring, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deploy scalable solutions and enable advanced analytics. TS/SCI FSP is required to start.

Qualifications

• Experience with Palantir Foundry and data ontology modeling.
• Strong skills in PySpark and Python for building scalable ETL pipelines.
• Proficiency in logging, monitoring, and data governance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust ETL pipelines within Palantir Foundry.
• Enhance observability and accelerator data conditioning through tooling.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and validation across transformation steps.

Skills

Palantir Foundry

PySpark

Python

ETL pipelines

Data governance

DevOps

AI in data pipelines

Ontology modeling

Logging & monitoring

Data quality validation

Job description

Description

As a Palantir Platform Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in integrating custom ETL workflows within the Palantir ecosystem. Your responsibilities will include connecting ETL conditioners to Palantir tooling, which enhances observability and accelerates data conditioning efforts. You will ensure that stakeholders maintain comprehensive insight into each phase of the transformation process, leveraging your expertise in data ontology, logging, and monitoring. Utilizing your skills in PySpark and Python, you will design and implement robust data pipelines that support seamless data flow and transformation. In this position, you will also harness AI to augment and optimize data pipelines, driving greater speed and efficiency in processing large datasets. Your focus on data governance and validation will be essential as you prepare products for integration into advanced analytics tools, ensuring data quality and reliability. Experience with DevOps practices will be valuable as you manage deployment and operational aspects of the platform, while your familiarity with Palantir Foundry and ontology modeling will help you navigate complex data environments. Success in this role will be supported by a strong background in building scalable ETL solutions, implementing monitoring frameworks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver actionable data insights.

This role requires an active TS/SCI FSP to start

Desired Skills

• Experience with Palantir Foundry


• Strong understanding of Ontology and Data Ontology


• Expertise in building and integrating ETL Pipelines


• Proficiency in PySpark and Python


• Experience with Logging and Monitoring solutions


• Knowledge of Data Governance best practices


• Familiarity with DevOps methodologies


• Experience leveraging AI to augment data pipelines


• Strong skills in Validation of data products

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience connecting ETL conditioners to Palantir tooling


• Background in increasing observability and accelerating data conditioning


• Experience ensuring end-to-end insight into data transformation processes


• Familiarity with integrating validated products into analytics tools for data exploitation