Palantir Foundry Engineer

Role: Palantir Foundry Engineer

Location: Brentwood, TN / Remote
Duration: 6+ Months Contract
Start: ASAP

We are seeking a hands-on Palantir Engineer with strong experience in Palantir Foundry to support the delivery of scalable data integration and analytics solutions. This role is ideal for a technical professional who thrives in client-facing environments, enjoys solving complex data challenges, and can translate business requirements into impactful Foundry workflows. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers, architects, and client stakeholders to configure, deploy, and optimize Foundry solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Palantir Foundry pipelines, ontology objects, data models, and applications
• Translate business requirements into scalable Foundry workflows
• Configure and deploy Foundry solutions while adhering to architectural and governance standards
• Build and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration pipelines
• Troubleshoot technical issues to ensure platform reliability, performance, and data integrity
• Document technical designs, workflows, and implementation best practices
• Participate in client workshops and solution demonstrations
• Identify opportunities to enhance automation, efficiency, and data utilization

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or related technical roles
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry implementations
• Strong experience building and maintaining:
• Foundry pipelines
• Ontology objects
• Data integrations
• Foundry applications
• Solid understanding of modern data architectures:
• Data lakes
• Data warehouses
• Lakehouse patterns
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform:
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
• Microsoft Azure (Azure)
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python (Scala is a plus)
• Comfortable working in client-facing environments with strong communication skills
• Experience in Agile or fast-paced project delivery environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in forward deployment-style engagements
• Exposure to regulated industries (healthcare, insurance, financial services)
• Familiarity with orchestration/automation tools (e.g., Apache Airflow)
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance frameworks