Platform Engineer - Palantir
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Job description
Hands-On Platform Operations
- Actively configure and operate Palantir tenant settings across the platform stack - Projects, Groups, Markings, Roles, Resource Queues, Compute, and product-level controls - making changes directly in the platform rather than routing them to engineers.
- Design and implement the ingress strategy: source system connections, connectors, schema management, and standards for incremental, batch, and streaming data flows.
- Design and implement the egress strategy: Marketplace exports, OSDK and external API exposure, file/data export controls, and downstream consumption boundaries.
- Own the permissions architecture across the platform - marking taxonomy, group hierarchy, role assignments, and least-privilege standards - and personally maintain the most sensitive configurations.
- Personally triage and resolve platform admin issues - permissions, provisioning, ingress/egress configuration, and resource queue contention - rather than routing them to Platform Engineers or Palantir support.
- Be a go-to resource for external teams leveraging the Palantir Platform and escalating questions and issues for resolution.
Componentization & Reusability
- Drive the platform-wide reusable component catalog - pipeline templates, Ontology patterns, Workshop building blocks, OSDK modules, Marketplace products, reusable agents, and shared utilities - covering both platform-management and business-facing use cases.
- Establish standards for what gets componentized, how components are versioned and documented, and how they are discovered and consumed by FD Delta, FD Echo, and the broader Platform.
- Partner with FD Delta and FD Echo to extract reusable patterns from delivered use cases, promote them into the catalog, and consolidate duplication across the portfolio.
- Maintain a library of platform-management components - provisioning workflows, permissions templates, audit reports, cost dashboards - that the Platform Engineering team uses to operate the environment efficiently.
Cost & Resource Optimization
- Own end-to-end FinOps for the Palantir environment - usage forecasting, compute optimization, build schedule efficiency, storage tiering, and licensing utilization across all platform tools.
- Establish resource quotas, project allocation models, and guardrails across the Platform portfolio to prevent runaway cost while enabling delivery velocity.
- Identify and remediate cost anomalies in real time; partner with Finance on chargeback, showback, and capacity-based budgeting models.
- Present cost-to-value tradeoffs, capacity decisions, and reusability ROI to the CTO and executive sponsors with supporting data, framed in business terms.
Governance, Standards & Team Leadership
- Establish and enforce platform governance standards: branching strategy, environment promotion (dev/staging/prod), release approvals, and change management - and define the SLAs for platform admin services that the Platform Engineering team commits to.
- Drive the Palantir platform security posture in partnership with InfoSec and Data team - marking taxonomy, audit logging, sensitive data handling, and compliance support (SOC 2, NYDFS, GDPR, and other applicable regimes).
- Maintain platform standards documentation and ensure adherence across FD Delta, FD Echo, Platform Engineering, and Palantir FD Team contributions.
- Support the Platform Engineering team: contributing to mentorship, technical direction, and standards setting.
- Support escalation triage for platform constraints raised by FD Partner, FD Delta, and FD Echo - and contribute technical input on platform-vs-delivery tradeoffs.
- Coordinate directly with Palantir on platform upgrades, feature rollouts, and capability roadmap alignment., % of access, provisioning, ingress/egress, and configuration requests fulfilled within committed turnaround targets
Cost Efficiency
Compute, storage, and licensing cost per active use case trending favorably quarter-over-quarter
Permissions Hygiene
% of projects, groups, and markings in compliance with least-privilege standards; reduction in audit findings
Ingress / Egress Posture
Zero unauthorized data movement events; 100% of inbound and outbound data flows mapped, classified, and approved
Component Catalog Adoption
of reusable components in the catalog and % of new use cases consuming 1 cataloged component
Platform Team Throughput
Platform Engineering velocity against capacity plan; reduction in cross-pod escalations and repeat requests
Interactions / Stakeholder Map
Stakeholder
Relationship Type
Key Interaction
Platform Engineering Team
Peer & Contributor
Peer collaboration; technical contribution, mentorship, and standards adherence
FD Partner
Support
Platform constraints, environment provisioning, deployment coordination, escalation
FD Delta
Govern & Partner
Standards enforcement, build infrastructure, code repository administration, component extraction and promotion
FD Echo
Collaborate & Partner
Productionalization handoff, monitoring configuration, release management, reusable lifecycle templates
CTO & Executive Sponsors
Report & Advise
Platform strategy, cost-to-value tradeoffs, capacity, risk, reusability, and roadmap reporting
InfoSec & Internal Audit
Comply & Partner
Security posture, audit findings, compliance reporting, sensitive data handling
Enterprise Data Team
Peer & Align
Integration patterns, identity strategy, egress policy, enterprise data architecture
Finance
Partner
Chargeback and showback models, capitalization logic, cost reporting, capacity forecasting
Candidate Experience & Workplace Culture
We strive for inclusive job descriptions and encourage candidates from all backgrounds - including those who might not meet every preferred qualification - to apply and grow with us. Acrisure believes that diversity of experience leads to innovative solutions and stronger teams.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Version control?, Palantir Platform Proficiency (Required - Not Optional)
- Deep hands-on expertise with Palantir tenant administration across the platform stack: Projects, Groups, Markings, Roles, Resource Management, Compute Modules, and audit/observability tooling.
- Hands-on experience with ingress patterns - connectors, agent-based ingestion, source system integration, and pipeline scheduling at enterprise scale.
- Hands-on experience with egress controls - Marketplace, OSDK external endpoints, data export governance, and external-facing API exposure.
- Working proficiency across the Palantir product surface - Foundry (Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, Ontology, Workshop, OSDK), AIP (Agent Studio, Logic, Evals), and adjacent products (Marketplace, Quiver) - sufficient to administer, govern, and componentize each.
- Strong Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, and SQL skills - the Platform Engineer writes platform tooling, automation, reusable components, and remediation code, not just reviews it.
Componentization & Standards
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining shared component libraries, internal developer platforms, or reusable pattern catalogs.
- Strong API design and abstraction instincts - knows when something is ready to be a reusable component versus a one-off implementation.
- Documentation and developer-experience sensibility - components only deliver value if they get discovered, understood, and adopted., * Demonstrated experience operating an enterprise data platform at scale (Foundry, Snowflake, Databricks, or equivalent).
- Strong FinOps fundamentals - usage forecasting, compute and storage cost optimization, chargeback model design, and capacity planning.
- Experience with release management, CI/CD pipelines, and environment promotion strategies.
Governance & Security
- Working knowledge of enterprise security and access control patterns: RBAC, ABAC, attribute-based markings, least privilege, identity federation, and SSO.
- Experience supporting compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, NYDFS, GDPR, HIPAA, or similar regulated environments.
- Demonstrated comfort partnering with InfoSec, Internal Audit, and Enterprise Architecture peers - translating platform mechanics into language those audiences require.
Leadership & Communication
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a senior technical team - contributing to direction and standards while executing hands-on.
- Ability to present platform cost, capacity, reusability, and risk tradeoffs to a CTO/CIO-level audience and to translate technical decisions into business outcomes.
- Strong written communication skills - able to author governance documents, RFCs, architecture decision records, component specifications, and platform standards.
Experience
- 5-10+ years of experience operating, architecting, and administering enterprise platforms.
- Prior Palantir Foundry administration experience strongly preferred; experienced platform leads from Snowflake, Databricks, or AWS/Azure-native enterprise data stacks are encouraged to apply.
- Prior experience in insurance, financial services, or similarly regulated industries is a strong plus.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
- Optional: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Finance, or related business field.
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Parental leave
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance, * Competitive compensation
- Generous vacation and paid time off
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits (employee-paid)
- Company-paid disability insurance and life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible spending and commuter benefits
- Parental leave, fertility support, and family benefits
- Career development opportunities …and more