Senior Palantir Foundry Engineer — Mission Data Architect

Barbaricum; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Barbaricum is seeking a Senior Palantir Foundry Engineer to support the US Army Special Operations Command’s Chief Data and Analytics Office. You will design, build, and optimize data products within Palantir Foundry, translating mission requirements into scalable pipelines and ontology models.

You will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and government stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable data solutions, while mentoring junior engineers and guiding best practices in an agile

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• Master’s degree in a technical field.
• 5+ years in software/data engineering with hands-on Palantir Foundry.
• Experience designing production-grade data pipelines and products.
• Experience integrating data from multiple structured and unstructured sources.
• Experience with relational and non-relational data technologies.
• Experience in DoD, federal, or mission-critical environments.
• Experience in Agile environments.
• Strong communication with stakeholders and mentorship.
• Must hold current DoD 8140-compliant certification (CSC/CSSLP/GCSA/GSEC).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data products in Palantir Foundry.
• Develop and optimize pipelines using Python, SQL, PySpark, and Foundry tech.
• Build Foundry data transformations, workflows, datasets, and analytics apps.
• Create Ontology models for operational entities and relationships.
• Integrate data from enterprise, operational, and mission systems into Foundry.
• Ensure data quality and governance across platforms.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and mission users to operationalize models.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and coordinate with government leads.

Skills

Palantir Foundry

Foundry Ontology

Foundry Pipeline Builder

Foundry Workshop / Slate

Python

SQL

PySpark

Data transformation

Data modeling

ETL/ELT development

API integration

Data quality

Git / version control

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

REST APIs

Data governance

Troubleshooting

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, or related field

Job description

Barbaricum is seeking a Senior Palantir Foundry Engineer to support the US Army Special Operations Command’s Chief Data and Analytics Office. You will design, build, and optimize data products within Palantir Foundry, translating mission requirements into scalable pipelines and ontology models.

You will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and government stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable data solutions, while mentoring junior engineers and guiding best practices in an agile