Senior Palantir Foundry & Data Platform Engineer

National Capitol Contracting LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

National Capitol Contracting LLC is seeking a Senior Foundry Developer for an onsite role in Washington, DC, near the Navy Yard. The position requires active Secret Clearance and extensive experience with Palantir Foundry, Databricks, Qlik, Power BI, Python, and SQL.

You will design, build, and maintain data pipelines, models, dashboards, and operational workflows, ensuring data governance and security while collaborating with Navy stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent with 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on Palantir Foundry development and data engineering experience.
• Strong Python and SQL capabilities; experience with Databricks, Qlik, and Power BI.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into scalable Foundry solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Foundry platform components end-to-end, including deployment.
• Design and maintain data pipelines, models, dashboards, and workflows.
• Build data transformations and applications using Python/SQL; leverage Databricks.
• Create dashboards with Qlik/Power BI and Foundry visualization tools.
• Ensure governance, lineage, security, and access control standards are met.
• Collaborate with Navy stakeholders and cross-functional teams; mentor junior staff.

Skills

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

9+ years of software development / data engineering experience

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Databricks

Qlik

Power BI

Python

SQL

Job description

National Capitol Contracting LLC is seeking a Senior Foundry Developer for an onsite role in Washington, DC, near the Navy Yard. The position requires active Secret Clearance and extensive experience with Palantir Foundry, Databricks, Qlik, Power BI, Python, and SQL.

You will design, build, and maintain data pipelines, models, dashboards, and operational workflows, ensuring data governance and security while collaborating with Navy stakeholders and cross-functional teams.