Senior Palantir Foundry Engineer

Guidehouse; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a data-focused engineer to design, develop, and maintain data integration and analytics using Palantir Foundry. You will build scalable data pipelines, reusable data products, and ontology models to support operational reporting, analytics, AI, and decision support.

Collaborating with data engineers, scientists, and stakeholders, you will translate requirements into scalable solutions, implement data governance, and contribute to agile delivery across cloud platforms and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 4+ years of equivalent experience.
• 4+ years developing solutions with Palantir Foundry and data pipelines.
• Proficient in Python and SQL, with PySpark experience preferred.
• Experience with Foundry Workshops and ontology models.
• Familiar with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/Google) and DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data integrations and analytics using Palantir Foundry.
• Build scalable data pipelines and reusable data products for reporting and AI.
• Develop and maintain Foundry Ontology models and workflows.
• Create user-facing applications using Foundry Workshops.
• Integrate data from cloud platforms, APIs, and enterprise sources.
• Code in Python/SQL for large-scale analytics and data processing.
• Enforce data quality, governance, lineage, and metadata practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to translate requirements.
• Support Agile sprints, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Produce technical docs and implementation guides.

Skills

Python

SQL

PySpark

Agile

DevSecOps

Communication

Cloud platforms

Education

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

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Foundry Workshops

Databricks

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Job Family

Data Science & Analysis

Travel Required

Up to 10%

Clearance Required

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, configure, and maintain data integration, analytics, and operational solutions using Palantir Foundry and related enterprise data platforms.
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines, transformations, and reusable data products supporting operational reporting, advanced analytics, AI, and decision support.
• Develop and maintain Palantir Ontology models, business objects, relationships, actions, and workflows that support operational and analytical use cases.
• Design and develop user-facing applications using Foundry Workshops and other Palantir application development capabilities.
• Integrate data from cloud platforms, enterprise applications, APIs, databases, and external data sources using scalable and secure integration patterns.
• Develop and optimize solutions using Python, SQL, and other modern programming languages for large-scale data processing and analytics.
• Implement data quality, validation, metadata management, lineage, and governance practices to ensure trusted, reusable, and well-documented data assets.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, data scientists, analysts, product owners, and business stakeholders to translate mission and business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Support Agile software development activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Prepare technical documentation including system diagrams, data flow diagrams, solution documentation, standard operating procedures, and implementation guides.
• Support technical modernization initiatives involving cloud platforms, enterprise data ecosystems, and AI-enabled analytics solutions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher federal security clearance, as required.

What You Will Need

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS “PUBLIC TRUST”; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field; in lieu of degree FOUR (4) additional years of experience is required
• FOUR (4) or more years of experience developing solutions using Palantir Foundry, including data pipelines, transformations, data products, and application development.
• Experience developing Foundry Workshops and operational applications.
• Experience designing and implementing Ontology models supporting operational or analytical workflows.
• Experience with SQL and Python (particularly PySpark)
• Experience integrating structured and unstructured data from multiple enterprise data sources.
• Experience implementing data quality, validation, testing, and governance processes.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google cloud services) and modern enterprise data architectures.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies and DevSecOps best practices.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment while delivering high-quality technical solutions.
• Experience implementing enterprise data governance, metadata management, lineage, and role-based access controls.
• Experience working in fast-paced, matrixed organizations
• Experience with Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP).
• Experience integrating Palantir with Databricks, Apache Spark, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Microsoft Fabric, or AWS services.
• Experience supporting AI/ML, natural language processing, knowledge graphs, semantic search, or advanced analytics solutions.
• Experience supporting public health, healthcare, life sciences, biomedical research, or epidemiology programs.
• Experience working with health data and health data standards such as HL7, laboratory, and surveillance data.
• Experience supporting federal agencies such as CDC, HHS, NIH, CMS, FDA, or VA.
• Experience in consulting environments supporting multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Palantir Foundry, Palantir AIP, Azure, AWS, Databricks, or related technical certifications.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.