Solution Architect – Palantir Foundry

Gofractional; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Gofractional is seeking a Solution Architect for Palantir Foundry (1099) in Seattle, with remote eligibility. You will drive architecture, design patterns, and best practices across client teams, mentoring others and shaping solutions from concept to delivery.

Responsibilities include translating design into production Palantir Foundry implementations, building real-time data pipelines with PySpark, and guiding multiple squads through delivery while collaborating with stakeholders and sales to

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years in solutions architecture, client-facing
• Hands-on data engineering with pipeline design
• Experience with Palantir Foundry and PySpark
• Knowledge of IAM, security, and data retention practices

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client stakeholders and internal teams to translate design into Palantir Foundry implementations.
• Design, build, and manage real-time data pipelines in Palantir Foundry (streaming).
• Hands-on architectural leadership during implementation across multiple teams.
• Develop data assets and transformation logic using PySpark.

Skills

Leadership

Client-facing

Data engineering

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

PySpark

Streaming data pipelines

Job description

Solution Architect – Palantir Foundry (1099)

Location: Seattle, WA, USA (Remote eligible)
Employment Type: Full-time
Engagement: 2-month freelance/1099 engagement with possibility for extension
Practice Area: Digital Strategy & Transformation
Level: III
Years of Experience: 5-10
Compensation: USD $142 - USD $162 hourly

Role Overview

As a Solution Architect, you will influence and define best practices, design patterns, and architecture. You'll provide thought leadership to a diverse group of stakeholders, drawing on your extensive experience to design and prototype innovative solutions throughout every stage of the process, mentoring other team members along the way.

Role Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders and internal teams, translating solution design into scalable, production‑ready Palantir Foundry implementations.
• Design, build, and manage data pipelines in Palantir Foundry to ingest, process, and correlate real‑time data (streaming).
• Hands‑on Palantir solution architect during implementation, owning the on‑the‑ground architecture and supporting multiple teams during build‑out and delivery.
• Develop data assets and transformation logic using PySpark.

About You

• You're passionate about enabling teams to design solutions that drive business value.
• Working closely with business stakeholders, lead engineers, product managers, and analysts, you can design solutions through the full lifecycle, from conception to market.
• You're equally comfortable discussing technical concepts with business professionals and business concepts with technical professionals.
• You can lead small development teams within a matrixed environment.
• You can collaborate with consulting and sales representatives to identify opportunities, develop, and pitch solutions based on a business case, and work closely with clients to generate the outcomes.
• You're adaptable to frequent change and comfortable making decisions with limited information in dynamic situations.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect at a management consulting firm, or in a client‑facing role, with proven responsibility for delivering high‑impact customer solutions.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience as a data engineer, designing and developing data pipelines.
• Strong experience in Palantir Foundry and PySpark.
• Deep experience in streaming data architecture and integrating data from various sources.
• Experience creating architectural diagrams, including Sequence Diagrams, Deployment Diagrams, and State Diagrams
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles, including Authentication, Login, SSO, and Active Directory integration.
• Knowledge of data retention and security best practices.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Availability to work between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm Pacific Time (PT).
• Ability to travel up to one week per month.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the utilities industry.
• Experience as an application developer using Java and TypeScript.