Palantir Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $150K to $190K

Akiak Technology is seekinganPalantirFoundryEngineerto support the modernization of legacy systems through applicationdevelopment,deploymentanddelivery.This role willdesign, deploy, automate, and manage scalablePalantirenvironments while supporting the development and enhancement of modernization components and integrationsin order tofulfill existing gaps in IT functionality and expand governmentcustomer capabilities.

US citizenship and a T3 Secret clearance isrequired. This roleisin Washington, DC.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

This position will require access to classified information, and aSECRETclearance isrequiredat the time ofhire. Applicants selected will be subjected to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within the government facility, U.S. Citizenship isrequired.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelinesusingPalantir Foundry, including automated build, test, deployment, and environment promotion workflows

• Build and iterate front-end analytical dashboards using Foundrys Workshop/Slate application layer

• Define and enforce automated quality gates, validation suites, and release confidence checks

• Configure observability tooling including monitoring, logging, and alerting aligned to Foundry development patterns

• Implement governed metric definitions and reusable business logic anchored to the Foundry Ontology

• Demonstrate working capabilities to government stakeholders

• Align integration patterns, data access controls, and release procedures with platform requirements

• Deliver comprehensive technical documentation, configuration baselines, and operational runbooks

• Provide defect resolution, troubleshooting, and incremental improvements

• Assistin the modernization of legacy ITsystem; develop and enhance software modules and components supporting modernization efforts.

• Collaborate with team members to analyze requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Write andmaintainclean, reusable, and testable code aligned with project standards.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies, contributing to sprint goals and backlog refinement.

• Perform unit and integration testing to ensure code reliability and stability.

• Assistin debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving software defects in development and production environments.

• Support data migrations and API implementations to integrate legacy systems with new platforms.

• Follow secure coding and configuration practices to meet federal cybersecurity requirements.

• Contribute to code reviews and collaborate on improving software quality.

• Maintain and update technical documentation related to assigned systems and components.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, ora relatedtechnical field.

• 8+ years of total experience.

• 3- 5 years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or applied data systems.

• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.

• Experience building data pipelines, data models, and integrations in modern data environments.

• Experience with Palantir Foundry or similar platforms.

• Experience working with APIs, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Ability to translate loosely defined problems into structured, implementable solutions.

• Strong problem-solving skills and comfort working in client-facing, high-ownership environments.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical and mission teams.

• Experience in forward-deployed or client-embedded engineering roles preferred.

• Exposure to analytics, AI/ML workflows, or operational data systems preferred.

• Experience in federal or regulated environments preferred.

• Proven experience working on large-scale system modernization or digital transformation efforts.

• Deep technical knowledge of cloud-native development, microservices, and container orchestration.

• Knowledge of API development, integration, and data exchange architectures.

• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).

• Candidatemustpossessan Active Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain andmaintainone.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deepexpertisewith Palantir Foundry, including pipelines, Workshop/Slate, Ontology configuration, and AIP

• 8+ years of software engineering or systems integration experience

• Experience delivering CI/CD pipelines and analytics platforms in classified or DoD environments

• Experience with Python, TypeScript, or Java within Foundry development workflows

• Ability to own full feature lifecycle: architecture build test deployment

• Understanding ofexport control regulations such as the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

• Experience working with licensing, enforcement, or compliance systems in a national security or regulatory context.

• Experience in data modeling, system integration planning, or enterprise architecture alignment.

**MUST BE A US CITIZEN AND BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE GOVERNMENT'S BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION**

Teleworking: The company has a hybrid remote policy for all employees and is dependent upon the type of position.This position may be assigned to support a federal contract, or to work inoffice. The Companys teleworking eligibility may not apply if the employee is supporting a federal services contract. In this instance, the employee may be subject to federal telework policies and maybe requiredto work onsite in the federal facility when requested.

EmployeeNon-Disclosure:

The employee must sign and attest to the Companys non-disclosure statement. The employeeis responsible forreporting to the Companys Compliance, Risk and EthicsOfficer any conflicts of interest, and/or provide notification of outside employment, or when release of confidential business is shared with external parties.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Akiak Family of Companies willattempttoprovideequal opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment,with the exception ofthose situations affected by the Tribal Preference policy. All aspects of employment will be governedon the basis ofmerit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,disabilityor any other basis prohibited by law.

ContractMandated U.S. Citizenship

Because this position supports a federal contract that restricts performance to U.S. citizens, you will be required to provideproof of U.S. citizenship(e.g., a U.S. passport or passport card; a U.S. birth certificate with a government-issued photo ID; or a Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship).This request issolelyto confirmcontract eligibilityand isseparate from Form I9. For the I9, you may presentanyacceptable document(s) of your choosing; we donotrequest or require specific I9 documents. We will completeEVerifywithin 3 business days of your start date
in accordance withfederal requirements.