Palantir Developer

Job Family : Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting Travel Required : Up to 25% Clearance Required : Active Secret Guidehouse seeks a Palantir Developer to support the Department of Defense (DoD) by designing, building, and operating data solutions in the Vantage platform, leveraging Palantir Foundry to enable authoritative, decision-grade financial and operational insights. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience engineering scalable data solutions in secure federal cloud environments and working with financial, budgetary, and execution data.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, and maintain Workshop Modules in Palantir Foundry.
• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines using Palantir to ingest, transform, and curate structured and semi-structured data from authoritative DoD source systems.
• Engineer and optimize data models, Delta tables, and curated datasets to support financial reporting, PPBE workflows, auditability, and mission analytics within Advana and downstream Foundry use cases.
• Develop, maintain, and deploy Foundry pipelines, transforms, and data products, enabling traceability, lineage, and repeatable analytics workflows for DoD stakeholders.
• Implement and manage CI/CD and version-controlled data engineering workflows using Git-based repositories and automated deployment patterns aligned with DoD security and ATO requirements.
• Build and deploy cloud-native solutions in secure AWS and Azure environments, supporting IL4/IL5 architectures as applicable, and leveraging containerization where approved.
• Partner with functional SMEs, financial analysts, platform engineers, and governance teams to ensure data pipelines conform to DoD financial data standards, business rules, and controls.
• Implement robust data quality, reconciliation, validation, and monitoring capabilities to support financial accuracy, audit readiness, and confidence in reported metrics.
• Support data integration, modernization, and migration efforts, including onboarding legacy financial systems and transitioning workloads to Databricks and Foundry within Advana.
• Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline, performance, and data integrity issues in production environments, ensuring high availability and reliability in mission-critical systems.
• Document data flows, engineering designs, and operational procedures to support compliance, knowledge transfer, and platform accreditation.
• Stay current on emerging data engineering, analytics platform, and DevSecOps best practices relevant to DoD enterprise data environments.
• What You Will Need: An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance Bachelor’s degree FIVE (5) years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or software development, preferably in regulated or federal environments.
• Palantir Foundry experience Experience with Palantir, including Workshop; experience supporting or integrating with DoD Advana/ Vantage is highly desirable.
• Experience in Python, SQL, PySpark, and Spark-based data processing.
• Experience building or supporting data solutions using Palantir Foundry, including pipelines, transforms, datasets, and data lineage.
• Experience working with relational and analytical data stores (e.g., Databricks, Oracle, Postgres, SQL Server) and applying sound data modeling principles.
• Experience handling federal financial data, including budget, execution, and accounting data, with an understanding of data controls and reconciliation needs.
• What Would Be Nice To Have: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Direct experience supporting DoD financial, PPBE, comptroller, or audit-related programs.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with Git-based version control, CI/CD concepts, and Agile delivery methodologies in secure environments.
• Prior experience working directly within the Advana/Vantage ecosystems or adjacent DoD enterprise analytics platforms.
• Certifications (Palantir, AWS, Azure, Databricks).
• Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, lineage, and access controls in classified or controlled unclassified environments.
• Understanding of DoD data, security, and compliance frameworks (e.g., RMF, ATO processes).
• Previous consulting experience supporting federal or defense clients.
• The annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00-$141,000.00.

Compensation

decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits

• include: Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance 401(k) Retirement Plan Basic Life & Supplemental Life Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities Skills Development & Certifications Employee Referral Program Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program Mobility Stipend About Guidehouse Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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