Senior Data Engineer

Expert-level Senior Data Engineer / Enterprise Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of a federated Marine Corps data environment leveraging the War Data Platform (WDP), Palantir Foundry, and Databricks. This position directly supports priority modernization initiatives for senior Marine Corps leadership.

The selected candidate will serve as a senior technical lead responsible for architecting scalable, interoperable, and mission-focused data solutions capable of operating across distributed and contested mission environments. This role requires deep hands-on expertise in enterprise data engineering, platform integration, operational data workflows, and modern data architectures within complex Department of Defense ecosystems. This position is embedded onsite at MARCORSYSCOM in Quantico, VA. Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, engineering, and integration of enterprise-scale data environments leveraging War Data Platform (WDP), Palantir Foundry, and Databricks
• Design and implement a federated Marine Corps Foundry enterprise architecture supporting distributed mission operations from tactical edge to enterprise environments
• Develop and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines supporting structured and unstructured data ingestion, transformation, synchronization, and analytics
• Engineer interoperable data workflows across WDP, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, and other DoD enterprise systems
• Support secure data integration and operational workflows across classified, disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth environments
• Design and implement enterprise data models, ontologies, governance frameworks, and operational data workflows
• Support real-time and near-real-time data synchronization across distributed mission environments
• Advise government leadership on enterprise data architecture strategy, scalability, resilience, interoperability, and modernization initiatives
• Collaborate with engineers, mission owners, platform teams, and operational stakeholders to translate mission requirements into technical solutions
• Support DevSecOps, cloud-native architectures, automation, and secure software/data delivery pipelines
• Enable AI/ML-ready data environments supporting operational analytics and future warfighting capabilities

• Expert-level experience with Palantir Foundry, including operational ontologies, pipeline development, workflow engineering, data integration, and application development

• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, Spark, lakehouse architectures, distributed data processing, and large-scale data engineering frameworks

• Proven experience supporting or integrating with the War Data Platform (WDP/Advana) or comparable DoD enterprise data platforms

• Demonstrated experience designing federated or distributed enterprise data architectures

• Experience developing scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and integrating complex multi-source datasets

• Strong understanding of enterprise data interoperability, API integration, metadata management, and data governance principles

• Experience supporting classified, tactical edge, or disconnected operational environments

• Familiarity with cloud-native and hybrid architectures supporting secure government operations

• Experience working within Agile and DevSecOps development environments

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical teams and senior government leadership

• Active Secret clearance required, TS preferred Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting Marine Corps, Navy, or broader DoD digital modernization initiatives

• Familiarity with CJADC2 concepts, operational data fabrics, and mission command systems

• Experience integrating Palantir Foundry and Databricks within enterprise environments

• Knowledge of IL5/IL6 security environments and DoD data governance frameworks

• Experience supporting AI/ML operationalization and data enablement efforts

• Familiarity with tactical, operational, logistics, intelligence, or warfighting data environments