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# Senior Data Engineer

- **Company:** Interactive Process Technology
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $125,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Applications, CompTIA Security+, Computer Programming, Information Engineering, Data Migration, Machine Learning, Oracle (Applications), Software Deployment, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, TypeScript, Unstructured Data, Ontology Design, Palantir Foundry, Pyspark, Information Technology, Production Code, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4b72072ac0f56e8f

## About the Role

* Are curious and excited about technology
 * Like solving problems and figuring things out
 * Can take initiative but also enjoy working with a team
 * Want to keep learning, growing, and challenging themselves

If you're someone who's eager to jump in, learn something new, and make an impact-you'll fit right in here., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

 * 10+ years of software engineering or data engineering experience, including proven hands-on delivery in Palantir Foundry
 * Advanced Palantir Foundry experience building pipelines, managing datasets, and deploying applications, including:
 + Production-grade data pipelines, data connections, and ontologies
 + Transforms on structured and unstructured datasets, including troubleshooting
 + Data Connection sources and syncs for tabular data and raw files
 + Pipelines that back ontology objects and links
 * Advanced Python programming skills, with a demonstrated ability to build production-grade code that leverages both structured and unstructured datasets
 * Strong foundation in machine learning
 * Willingness to travel as needed for client implementation work
 * Create, modify, and test the code, forms, and script that allow computer applications to run. Work from specifications drawn up by software developers or other individuals, * Palantir Foundry certification (Data Engineer track preferred)
 * Experience with PySpark, SQL, and TypeScript in Foundry
 * Experience with Palantir AIP
 * Experience migrating data from legacy Oracle or other relational systems into Foundry or Army Vantage
 * CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570/8140 baseline certification

## Description

* Serves as a senior data engineer on the Palantir Foundry (Army Vantage) team migrating legacy U.S. Army enterprise data into production-grade pipelines, ontologies, and applications
 * Designs, builds, and maintains production-grade data pipelines, data connections, and ontologies in Palantir Foundry
 * Develops transforms on structured (tabular) and unstructured datasets, applying best practices for pipeline design, maintainability, and performance
 * Sets up Data Connection sources and syncs to ingest tabular data and raw files from external systems into Foundry
 * Provides data engineering context during ontology design and implements the pipelines backing ontology objects and links based on application requirements
 * Investigates and fixes pipeline issues, and contributes logic changes and performance improvements to transform pipelines feeding mission-critical workflows
 * Partners with engineers, program managers, and domain specialists to synthesize disparate data into an actionable roadmap and move rapidly from use case to prototype to scaled deployment
 * Works with legacy-system SMEs and testers to re-implement legacy transformation logic in Foundry and support source-to-target reconciliation, * Establishes goals and plans that meet project objectives. Has domain and expert technical knowledge
 * Directs and controls activities for a client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met
 + Interactions involve client negotiations and interfacing with senior management
 + Decision making and domain knowledge may have a critical impact on overall project implementation
 * May supervise others
 * An active Secret security clearance is required