Platform Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Looking for an opportunity to work at the intersection of data engineering and modern platform technologies? Join NS2 Mission as a Palantir Platform Engineer in Herndon, VA , supporting the development of scalable data solutions within the Palantir Foundry ecosystem.

In this role, you'll bridge data engineering and platform capabilities by integrating custom ETL workflows with Palantir tooling, improving visibility into data processing, and enabling reliable movement and transformation of large datasets. You'll apply your expertise in Palantir Foundry, data ontology, PySpark, Python, monitoring, and DevOps to build efficient data pipelines and prepare trusted data products for advanced analytics and exploitation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate scalable ETL pipelines within the Palantir Foundry ecosystem.
• Connect custom ETL conditioners and data workflows with Palantir tooling to improve pipeline visibility, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
• Develop data processing solutions using Python and PySpark to support large-scale ingestion, transformation, and conditioning.
• Apply Ontology and Data Ontology concepts to structure, organize, and contextualize data for downstream use.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and observability capabilities that provide insight across data transformation workflows.
• Establish and maintain data validation and quality controls to ensure reliable, trusted data products.
• Apply data governance practices throughout the data lifecycle, from ingestion and transformation through delivery and analytics integration.
• Leverage AI and automation techniques to improve data pipeline performance, efficiency, and scalability.
• Support deployment, configuration, and operational sustainment of data platform capabilities using modern DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, analysts, and mission stakeholders to translate requirements into effective data solutions.
• Prepare validated data products for integration with analytics and exploitation tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Professional experience developing and supporting data engineering or platform engineering solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry or comparable enterprise data platforms.
• Strong understanding of data ontology and data modeling concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to build, integrate, and maintain ETL pipelines.
• Strong proficiency in Python and PySpark for data processing and pipeline development.
• Experience implementing logging, monitoring, and observability solutions for data or software platforms.
• Understanding of data governance, data quality, and validation practices.
• Familiarity with DevOps methodologies, automated deployment, and operational support.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to work across complex data environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating custom ETL conditioners or workflows directly with Palantir Foundry tooling.
• Background improving data pipeline observability and accelerating data conditioning workflows.
• Experience providing end-to-end visibility into data transformation and processing activities.
• Experience leveraging AI/ML or automation to enhance data pipeline performance or efficiency.
• Familiarity with integrating validated data products into analytics, visualization, or data exploitation platforms.
• Experience working with large-scale or distributed data processing environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms and modern infrastructure technologies.
• Experience supporting Intelligence Community or Department of Defense programs.

Position Clearance Requirement:

TS/SCI with an FSP

Salary and Benefits Information:

The salary range for this position is $131,644.00 to $190,789.00. The proposed range is intended as a general guideline. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, location, and contractual considerations and may fall outside of the stated range. We offer a great benefits package designed to support you and your family. View our benefits information here: -mission-careers/

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S security clearance which requires U.S citizenship.

We win with inclusion

NS2 Mission’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At NS2 Mission, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

NS2 Mission is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with NS2 Mission and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team:  View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.