Senior Applications Architect: Data & Foundry (Remote)

American Institutes for Research; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

American Institutes for Research is seeking a Senior Applications Architect to lead design, development, and implementation of secure, scalable data-driven applications and analytics in support of research and program operations. The role blends hands-on engineering with solution architecture across cloud platforms and enterprise data platforms.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience building end-to-end data architectures and Palantir Foundry/Vantage development, with strong

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Public Health, Public Policy, or related field with at least seven years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing, architecting, and implementing enterprise-scale applications, data platforms, and integrated technology solutions.
• Experience developing and deploying secure, scalable software applications, system integrations, and cloud-based solutions.
• Experience designing and implementing data architectures, data models, ETL/ELT processes, APIs, and analytics solutions.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary teams to deliver technology solutions that support business, operational, research, or analytical objectives.
• Experience applying software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, including Agile development practices, to deliver high-quality technical solutions.
• Experience with Palantir Foundry, including data integration, ontology design, application development, and analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on Solution Architecture and Development
• Design, develop, and implement secure, scalable, data-driven applications using modern frameworks, APIs, cloud technologies, and enterprise data platforms.
• End-to-End Data Architecture
• Architect integrated solutions spanning source data ingestion, transformation, data modeling, analytics, and user-facing applications to support operational decision-making.
• Data Modeling and Integration
• Develop reusable relational, semantic, and ontology-based data models; integrate data from multiple sources; ensure data quality, governance, and traceability.
• Software Engineering and Technical Implementation
• Contribute to application development, integration, testing, debugging, and performance optimization using React, TypeScript, Python, SQL, and REST APIs.
• Reusable Architecture and Development Patterns
• Design and implement reusable components, integration patterns, and reference architectures for MVP delivery and future expansion.
• Decision Support and Workflow Automation
• Translate complex requirements into intuitive applications, analytics, and decision-support workflows with platform-native automation and AI/ML capabilities.
• Palantir Foundry/Vantage Development
• Design and implement data pipelines, ontology models, and applications using platform-native tools like Workshop.

Skills

Solution architecture

Systems thinking

Software engineering

Data modeling

Cloud technologies

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Public Health, Public Policy, or related field

Bachelor's degree in a related field with at least ten years of relevant experience

Tools

React

TypeScript

Python

SQL

REST APIs

Palantir Foundry/Vantage

Job description

American Institutes for Research is seeking a Senior Applications Architect to lead design, development, and implementation of secure, scalable data-driven applications and analytics in support of research and program operations. The role blends hands-on engineering with solution architecture across cloud platforms and enterprise data platforms.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience building end-to-end data architectures and Palantir Foundry/Vantage development, with strong