Data Architect - Palantir Foundry

Job Title: Palantir Foundry Data Architect

Location: Remote
Duration: 12+ Months
Experience Required: 10+ Years

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Palantir Foundry Architect to design, implement, and optimize scalable, secure data solutions using Palantir Foundry. This role focuses on building enterprise-grade data architectures to support grid operations, outage management, asset health monitoring, and energy forecasting, while ensuring strong governance, regulatory compliance, and performance at scale.

Key Responsibilities

1) Data Architecture & Solution Design

• Architect scalable data platforms in Palantir Foundry to support:

  • Grid operations

  • Outage management

  • Asset health monitoring

  • Energy forecasting

• Design workflows and pipelines for real-time and batch ingestion from:

  • SCADA

  • AMI

  • GIS

  • ERP systems

• Ensure compliance with NERC, FERC, and applicable state regulatory standards.

2) Integration & Development

• Integrate structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources into Foundry.

• Develop custom applications, workflows, and pipelines using Foundry APIs and frameworks.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to establish best practices for:

  • Data ingestion

  • Transformation

  • Pipeline reliability

3) Governance, Security & Compliance

• Establish and enforce data governance standards, access controls, and compliance frameworks.

• Ensure adherence to regulatory and privacy requirements including:

  • GDPR

  • CCPA

• Align solutions with internal security policies and data architecture guidelines.

4) Stakeholder Collaboration & Leadership

• Partner with:

  • Business Analysts

  • Data Scientists

  • Operations teams

• Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

5) Performance Optimization & Reliability

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Foundry data pipelines for:

  • Efficiency

  • Reliability

  • Low latency

• Optimize pipelines handling high-volume sensor data and IoT streams.

• Resolve data quality, latency, and system performance issues.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

• Proven hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry architecture and development.

• Strong knowledge of:

  • Data modeling

  • ETL processes

  • Distributed systems

• Proficiency in:

  • Python

  • SQL

  • Foundry-specific frameworks and tooling

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture or related roles.

• Hands-on experience with:

  • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

  • Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

• Ability to lead architecture discussions and influence design decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing data governance frameworks and security best practices.

• Familiarity with machine learning workflows and data science integration in Foundry.

• Palantir Foundry or related technology certifications.