Remote Senior Data Platform Architect - Databricks/Palantir

GoFasti; United States; Remote; USD 67,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

GoFasti, a Talent-as-a-Service company, seeks a Senior Data Platform Architect to lead Palantir Foundry and Databricks integration for enterprise-scale data platforms. This remote role is based in Latin America, valuing strong communication and proactive learning.

You will define architecture patterns, govern data, and build scalable pipelines using PySpark, Spark SQL, Python, and cloud services. This is a full-time contract offering a competitive USD salary for remote work.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or platform engineering.
• 5+ years with Databricks Lakehouse Architecture.
• Experience implementing or operating Palantir Foundry data platforms.
• Deep expertise in Databricks, PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Python, and Data Modeling.
• Strong knowledge of Unity Catalog, Apache Iceberg, Lakehouse architectures, data governance, and metadata management.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-scale federated architectures integrating Palantir Foundry and Databricks.
• Establish standards for data sharing across Foundry, Databricks, BigQuery, and Cloud Storage environments.
• Define architecture patterns leveraging Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Unity Catalog, Foundry Ontology, Virtual Tables, and Catalog Federation.
• Lead the modernization of legacy ETL architectures toward metadata-driven, cloud-native data products.
• Define enterprise data governance, lineage, metadata, and ownership models across both platforms.
• Create architectural roadmaps supporting AI, machine learning, real-time analytics, and self-service data consumption.
• Design and implement Foundry Databricks Connector solutions, including bulk imports, incremental data synchronization, virtual tables, compute pushdown, and external model integrations.
• Build scalable ingestion, transformation, and enrichment pipelines using PySpark, Spark SQL, Python, Databricks Workflows, Airflow, and Foundry Code Repositories.
• Architect secure connectivity between Palantir Foundry, Databricks, Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and Enterprise APIs.
• Enable AI and machine learning workloads across Foundry and Databricks environments.
• Serve as the technical authority for enterprise data platform architecture and lead architecture reviews.

Skills

Data architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Architecture reviews

AI/ML infra

Cloud data platforms

Communication

Tools

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

BigQuery

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Apache Iceberg

Terraform

Kubernetes

Airflow

Foundry Code Repositories

Job description

GoFasti, a Talent-as-a-Service company, seeks a Senior Data Platform Architect to lead Palantir Foundry and Databricks integration for enterprise-scale data platforms. This remote role is based in Latin America, valuing strong communication and proactive learning.

You will define architecture patterns, govern data, and build scalable pipelines using PySpark, Spark SQL, Python, and cloud services. This is a full-time contract offering a competitive USD salary for remote work.