Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

PVM, Inc.; Rosemead (CA); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote and on-site positions available

Unlimited PTO

Peer bonus program

Growth opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

PVM, Inc. is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to act as technical lead for Southern California Edison environments in Palantir Foundry. You will guide architecture, ontology design, deployment, and platform health to deliver scalable, governance-aligned solutions.

You will own end-to-end implementations, mentor engineers, and collaborate with enterprise architecture to meet regulatory and safety objectives in wildfire mitigation, PSPS, and reporting contexts.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field; plus at least 6 years of software engineering or systems integration experience, or 10+ years’ experience in lieu of degree.
• Deep expertise with Palantir Foundry Ontology Manager, Workshop, Actions, Pipeline Builder, and operational application development.
• Experience designing enterprise ontologies and governing reusable data models across multiple applications.
• Experience supporting production operational platforms with strict uptime and response requirements.
• Strong grasp of operational governance, release management, and platform support models.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as technical lead for platform architecture and environment health across PSPS CDP and WiSDM.
• Design and govern enterprise ontology objects, relationships, and business logic across multiple use cases.
• Own complex implementation efforts end to end: architecture, build, test, deployment, and production support.
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis during critical operational events.
• Set governance processes for ontology lifecycle management, object reuse, and platform scalability.
• Lead release management, deployment promotion, and environment governance.
• Partner with utility stakeholders, operations teams, and enterprise architecture to turn operational needs into scalable Foundry solutions.
• Mentor engineers on ontology design and Foundry best practices
• Provide performance feedback on Junior and Mid-Level engineers

Conocimientos

Palantir Foundry

Ontology design

Platform governance

Release management

Mentoring engineers

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

10+ years experience in lieu of degree

Herramientas

Foundry Ontology Manager

Workshop

Actions

Pipeline Builder

Descripción del empleo

Schedule: 24/7/365 rotation; 12-hour shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays

Reports to: Echo (Forward Deployed Strategist)

Direct reports: None

Travel: 0–10%

Pay range: Based on experience

The Role

PVM is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to serve as a technical lead for Southern California Edison's environments in Palantir Foundry. These systems support wildfire mitigation, Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) operations, and regulatory reporting.

You will lead architecture, ontology design, application delivery, and overall platform health. You will own complex implementation efforts from design through production support. You will mentor engineers and keep solutions scalable, supportable, and aligned to enterprise governance standards.

What You'll Do

• Serve as technical lead for platform architecture and environment health across PSPS CDP and WiSDM
• Design and govern enterprise ontology objects, relationships, and business logic across multiple operational use cases
• Own complex implementation efforts end to end: architecture, build, test, deployment, and production support
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis during critical operational events
• Set governance processes for ontology lifecycle management, object reuse, and platform scalability
• Lead release management, deployment promotion, and environment governance
• Partner with utility stakeholders, operations teams, and enterprise architecture to turn operational needs into scalable Foundry solutions
• Mentor engineers on ontology design, Workshop development, operational architecture, and Foundry best practices
• Provide performance feedback on Junior and Mid-Level engineers

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field, plus at least 6 years of software engineering or systems integration experience
• In lieu of a degree: at least 10 years of relevant experience
• Deep expertise with Palantir Foundry Ontology Manager, Workshop, Actions, Pipeline Builder, and operational application development
• Experience designing enterprise ontologies and governing reusable data models across multiple applications
• Experience supporting production operational platforms with strict uptime and response requirements
• Strong grasp of operational governance, release management, and platform support models
• Willingness to work 12-hour rotating shifts onsite in Rosemead, CA, including nights, weekends, and holidays

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on Foundry implementations with 50+ ontology objects and multiple operational applications
• Experience conducting ontology reviews, governance assessments, and platform architecture evaluations
• Experience working directly with executive stakeholders and enterprise architecture organizations
• Familiarity with utility operations, wildfire mitigation, public safety, outage management, or regulatory reporting

About PVM & Benefits

At PVM, we mean it when we say we value diversity. As a PVM team member, you will work with people from all different backgrounds that are passionate about the problems we solve for our customers and are focused on delivering value for our clients. Our culture encourages problem solving, leadership, and innovation, and creates an environment that will support your professional and personal growth.

Here are a few highlights of the advantages of being a part of the PVM community:

• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Peer bonus program
• Remote and on-site positions available
• Unlimited PTO

At PVM, Inc. is an SBA 8(a)-certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Palantir USG Vanguard Partner. PVM is an equal opportunity employer.

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