Job Family:Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting
Travel Required:Up to 25%
Clearance Required:Active Secret
Guidehouse seeks a Palantir Developer to support the Department of Defense (DoD) by designing, building, and operating data solutions in the Vantage platform, leveraging Palantir Foundry to enable authoritative, decision-grade financial and operational insights. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience engineering scalable data solutions in secure federal cloud environments and working with financial, budgetary, and execution data.
What You Will Do:- Design, develop, and maintain Workshop Modules in Palantir Foundry.
- Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines using Palantir to ingest, transform, and curate structured and semi-structured data from authoritative DoD source systems.
- Engineer and optimize data models, Delta tables, and curated datasets to support financial reporting, PPBE workflows, auditability, and mission analytics within Advana and downstream Foundry use cases.
- Develop, maintain, and deploy Foundry pipelines, transforms, and data products, enabling traceability, lineage, and repeatable analytics workflows for DoD stakeholders.
- Implement and manage CI/CD and version-controlled data engineering workflows using Git-based repositories and automated deployment patterns aligned with DoD security and ATO requirements.
- Build and deploy cloud-native solutions in secure AWS and Azure environments, supporting IL4/IL5 architectures as applicable, and leveraging containerization where approved.
- Partner with functional SMEs, financial analysts, platform engineers, and governance teams to ensure data pipelines conform to DoD financial data standards, business rules, and controls.
- Implement robust data quality, reconciliation, validation, and monitoring capabilities to support financial accuracy, audit readiness, and confidence in reported metrics.
- Support data integration, modernization, and migration efforts, including onboarding legacy financial systems and transitioning workloads to Databricks and Foundry within Advana.
- Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline, performance, and data integrity issues in production environments, ensuring high availability and reliability in mission-critical systems.
- Document data flows, engineering designs, and operational procedures to support compliance, knowledge transfer, and platform accreditation.
- Stay current on emerging data engineering, analytics platform, and DevSecOps best practices relevant to DoD enterprise data environments.
What You Will Need:- An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance
- Bachelor's degree
- FIVE (5) years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or software development, preferably in regulated or federal environments.
- Palantir Foundry experience
- Experience with Palantir, including Workshop; experience supporting or integrating with DoD Advana/ Vantage is highly desirable.
- Experience in Python, SQL, PySpark, and Spark-based data processing.
- Experience building or supporting data solutions using Palantir Foundry, including pipelines, transforms, datasets, and data lineage.
- Experience working with relational and analytical data stores (e.g., Databricks, Oracle, Postgres, SQL Server) and applying sound data modeling principles.
- Experience handling federal financial data, including budget, execution, and accounting data, with an understanding of data controls and reconciliation needs.
What Would Be Nice To Have:- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Direct experience supporting DoD financial, PPBE, comptroller, or audit-related programs.
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Familiarity with Git-based version control, CI/CD concepts, and Agile delivery methodologies in secure environments.
- Prior experience working directly within the Advana/Vantage ecosystems or adjacent DoD enterprise analytics platforms.
- Certifications (Palantir, AWS, Azure, Databricks).
- Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, lineage, and access controls in classified or controlled unclassified environments.
- Understanding of DoD data, security, and compliance frameworks (e.g., RMF, ATO processes).
- Previous consulting experience supporting federal or defense clients.
The annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00-$141,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
What We Offer:Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
