Solution Architect - Palantir Foundry Platform
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design, governance,modernization, and delivery of enterprise solutions built on the Palantir Foundry
platform. The role is responsible for defining platform architecture, establishing governance standards, supporting application modernization initiatives, and ensuring
successful delivery of business-critical solutions.The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in Palantir Foundry with architecture leadership, stakeholder management, and software delivery experience.This individual will work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, Developers, Data Engineers, QA teams, and business stakeholders to drive scalable, secure, and maintainable platform solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture & Design
Define target-state architecture and platform design standards.
Lead architecture reviews and provide technical direction for solution delivery.
Design scalable, maintainable, and secure enterprise applications and data
products.
Establish best practices for platform structure, modularization, reuse, and
dependency management.
Drive technical decision-making across development teams.
Palantir Foundry Platform Leadership
Architect and govern solutions built on Palantir Foundry.
Design and optimize Foundry application structures, pipelines, ontologies, and
operational workflows.
Lead Foundry application modernization, restructuring, and migration initiatives.
Establish standards for package design, dependency management, branching,
release management, and deployment processes.
Guide teams in leveraging platform capabilities effectively while maintaining
governance and operational controls.
Governance & Compliance
Define and enforce platform governance standards.
Establish controls for data security, access management, auditability, monitoring,
and compliance.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and SDLC standards.
Conduct architecture and governance assessments and drive remediation
activities.
Delivery & Release Management
Provide oversight of end-to-end solution delivery.
Support release planning and deployment governance.
Review solution readiness, deployment risks, rollback strategies, and operational
impacts.
Drive adoption of repeatable deployment and change management processes.
Stakeholder Management
Partner with business and technology leaders to translate requirements into
scalable solutions.
Communicate architecture decisions, risks, assumptions, and recommendations
to stakeholders.
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across product, engineering, QA,
operations, and vendor teams.
Operational Excellence
Improve platform reliability, maintainability, and operational readiness.
Support incident analysis and root cause investigations.
Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Promote engineering best practices and knowledge sharing.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or
related field.
8+ years of software engineering, data platform, or solution architecture
experience.
3+ years of hands-on Palantir Foundry experience.
Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale applications and
data solutions.
Experience with architecture governance, platform governance, and SDLC
processes.
Strong understanding of cloud-based architectures and enterprise integration
patterns.
Experience leading cross-functional technical teams and large-scale initiatives.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Required Technical Skills
Palantir Foundry
Foundry Ontology
Code Repositories within Foundry
Data Pipelines and Data Lineage
Workshop Applications
Foundry Marketplace
Branching and Release Management
Data Governance and Access Controls
Application Modernization and Migration
CI/CD and DevOps Practices
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Palantir Foundry Marketplace packaging and deployment
processes.
Experience implementing DevOps practices within Palantir Foundry
environments.
Experience managing multi-environment deployment strategies (DEV, QA/UAT,
PROD).
Experience with Azure DevOps, Git-based source control, and release
governance.
Experience with OSDK, custom widgets, TypeScript, Python, and data
engineering frameworks.
Experience with AI-assisted development tools within Palantir Foundry.
Experience in financial services, tax, professional services, or highly regulated
industries.
Success Measures
Delivery of scalable and sustainable Foundry solutions.
Reduction of technical debt and platform complexity.
Improved deployment reliability and governance compliance.
Increased platform adoption and reuse.
Successful execution of modernization and restructuring initiatives.
Strong stakeholder satisfaction and operational stability.
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