Senior Data Architect - Palantir Foundry (DoD)

Kentro; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kentro is seeking a SME Data Architect to lead enterprise data architecture for a DoD CDAO initiative using Palantir Foundry. The role requires hands-on experience with data integration, ontology development, and governance to support AI/ML and operational decision-making.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data architecture and holds a Master’s/PhD in a technical field, with active TS clearance and ability to work onsite in Fayetteville, NC.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in a technical field required.
• 10+ years of experience in data architecture/enterprise data domains.
• Active TS clearance and US citizenship required for DoD work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for enterprise data architecture aligned to CDAO objectives.
• Design and implement scalable, secure data architectures for analytics, AI/ML, and operations.
• Develop and maintain enterprise data models, data flows, schemas, and standards.
• Implement Palantir Foundry data pipelines, datasets, and ontology-based models.
• Develop Palantir Ontology structures for mission entities, relationships, and processes.
• Integrate data from diverse sources across enterprise, cloud, and operations.
• Define data ingestion, transformation, storage, and distribution patterns.

Skills

Palantir Foundry

Enterprise data architecture

Data modeling

Data pipelines

Ontology development

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

SQL

Python/Java/Scala

Data governance

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science/Information Systems/Data Science/Engineering

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Kentro is seeking a SME Data Architect to lead enterprise data architecture for a DoD CDAO initiative using Palantir Foundry. The role requires hands-on experience with data integration, ontology development, and governance to support AI/ML and operational decision-making.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data architecture and holds a Master’s/PhD in a technical field, with active TS clearance and ability to work onsite in Fayetteville, NC.