War Data Platform Architect & Analyst - Foundry/WDP | Hybrid

Kalman-; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work environment

In-person/remote collaboration

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Kalman & Company is seeking a highly skilled Data Architect & Analyst to support DoD clients with War Data Platform and Palantir Foundry. The role emphasizes designing, building, and governing data ecosystems to enable mission-critical analytics in a largely offsite setting with occasional Stafford, VA meetings.

You will lead data pipelines, ontology-driven models, and enterprise workflows, collaborating with military and analytics teams to modernize data pipelines and readiness across platforms.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Security Clearance.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or advanced analytics.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry, WDP, Maven Data Platform, or similar government data fabrics.
• Demonstrated experience designing and deploying data pipelines, ontology-based models, and enterprise data workflows.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple technical tasks under minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support/lead the architecture, design, and implementation of data pipelines, data models, and analytic workflows within War Data Platform and/or Palantir Foundry
• Develop scalable, secure, and production-grade data integration solutions for structured and unstructured DoW datasets
• Create ontology-driven data models, object schemas, and operational data transformations aligned with DoW mission requirements
• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end ETL pipelines that ingest raw data sources into Databricks, orchestrate transformations across cluster environments, and deliver validated, analytics-ready datasets for Foundry, WDP, and downstream mission applications.
• Collaborate with program managers, engineers, and analysts to understand data requirements, discover data sources, and implement analytic solutions at scale
• Provide authoritative thought leadership on DoW data fabrics, data readiness, and modern data engineering best practices
• Produce clear documentation, data dictionaries, and briefing materials that communicate complex data architectures and analytic insights

Skills

Palantir Foundry

WDP

Data modeling

ETL pipelines

Data architecture

Communication skills

Cloud technologies

Education

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

Tools

Databricks

Foundry UI

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Kalman & Company is seeking a highly skilled Data Architect & Analyst to support DoD clients with War Data Platform and Palantir Foundry. The role emphasizes designing, building, and governing data ecosystems to enable mission-critical analytics in a largely offsite setting with occasional Stafford, VA meetings.

You will lead data pipelines, ontology-driven models, and enterprise workflows, collaborating with military and analytics teams to modernize data pipelines and readiness across platforms.