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Alexandria, VA Washington, DC
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Job Description
Role: Foundry Engineer
Location: Onsite 2 days per week in Alexandria or Washington, DC((We can Try for Remote as well))
Duration: Contract to Hire (would be open to Direct Hire)
Citizenship: US Citizen with active Secret Clearance
Top Requirements
• Coach and lead teams
• All tech (Foundry, full software set, PySpark, Databricks).
• Must know the low code module, app development part
• Not really a data engineer, someone who's comfortable with the app side
• At least 1 year of Foundry experience
• 6+ years of development experience overall
Role Overview:
This role focuses on supporting the setup, maintenance, and development of data pipelines, models, ontologies, and workflows within Palantir Foundry to enable scalable analytics and operational insights.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and maintain Foundry pipelines ingesting data from internal and external systems
• Format, cleanse, and enrich data for downstream analytics and applications
• Monitor pipeline health, troubleshoot platform connections, and optimize asset performance
• Build and maintain datasets, objects, and ontologies to support analytics and operations
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to refine workflows, templates, and integrations
• Implement access controls, metadata management, and governance best practices
• Identify automation and performance improvement opportunities within Foundry
• Stay current on new Foundry features and development best practices
________________________________________
Top Must-Have Requirements:
• At least 1 year of direct Palantir Foundry experience (pipeline building, object maintenance, app development)
• 6+ years overall development experience (e.g., PySpark, Databricks, low-code, data engineering)
• Strong understanding of low-code modules and Foundry’s application development layer
• Ability to coach/lead technical teams in a collaborative client-facing environment
• Federal/DoD experience preferred
________________________________________
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, or related field
• Active Secret Clearance
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and ETL frameworks
• Experience working with AWS, Azure, or GCP and integrating cloud/on-prem data sources
• Solid knowledge of data modeling, metadata, ontologies, and governance best practices
________________________________________
Preferred Skills:
• Experience working in federal or regulated environments
• Prior hands-on Foundry work (creating pipelines, establishing objects, monitoring asset health)
• Familiarity with big data tools such as Spark, Hadoop, or Databricks
• Strong communication, analytical, and troubleshooting skills
Thanks and Regards
Murali Sharma
202.828.3494
Murali@Nastechglobal.com
Location: Onsite 2 days per week in Alexandria or Washington, DC((We can Try for Remote as well))
Duration: Contract to Hire (would be open to Direct Hire)
Citizenship: US Citizen with active Secret Clearance
Top Requirements
• Coach and lead teams
• All tech (Foundry, full software set, PySpark, Databricks).
• Must know the low code module, app development part
• Not really a data engineer, someone who's comfortable with the app side
• At least 1 year of Foundry experience
• 6+ years of development experience overall
Role Overview:
This role focuses on supporting the setup, maintenance, and development of data pipelines, models, ontologies, and workflows within Palantir Foundry to enable scalable analytics and operational insights.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and maintain Foundry pipelines ingesting data from internal and external systems
• Format, cleanse, and enrich data for downstream analytics and applications
• Monitor pipeline health, troubleshoot platform connections, and optimize asset performance
• Build and maintain datasets, objects, and ontologies to support analytics and operations
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to refine workflows, templates, and integrations
• Implement access controls, metadata management, and governance best practices
• Identify automation and performance improvement opportunities within Foundry
• Stay current on new Foundry features and development best practices
________________________________________
Top Must-Have Requirements:
• At least 1 year of direct Palantir Foundry experience (pipeline building, object maintenance, app development)
• 6+ years overall development experience (e.g., PySpark, Databricks, low-code, data engineering)
• Strong understanding of low-code modules and Foundry’s application development layer
• Ability to coach/lead technical teams in a collaborative client-facing environment
• Federal/DoD experience preferred
________________________________________
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, or related field
• Active Secret Clearance
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and ETL frameworks
• Experience working with AWS, Azure, or GCP and integrating cloud/on-prem data sources
• Solid knowledge of data modeling, metadata, ontologies, and governance best practices
________________________________________
Preferred Skills:
• Experience working in federal or regulated environments
• Prior hands-on Foundry work (creating pipelines, establishing objects, monitoring asset health)
• Familiarity with big data tools such as Spark, Hadoop, or Databricks
• Strong communication, analytical, and troubleshooting skills
Thanks and Regards
Murali Sharma
202.828.3494
Murali@Nastechglobal.com
group id: 91142412