Data Scientist; Palantir Foundry

We work closely with our customers, teammates, experts, and partners to come up with practical solutions that make a difference. Whether it's a government or business organization, we focus on understanding the need and building something that works.

At IPTA, everything starts with our people. We're big believers that when you invest in your team, great things happen. That's why we encourage learning, growth, and trying new things-even if you don't have all the answers yet.

Our culture is rooted in fierce determination, fearless integrity, and passionate service-but we also like to keep things collaborative, supportive, and down-to-earth.

• 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.

• Serves as the senior data scientist on the Palantir Foundry (Army Vantage) team, turning migrated U.S. Army enterprise data into production-grade analytical products and decision-support workflows
• Understands the customer's most critical objectives and synthesizes disparate information into a cohesive vision and actionable roadmap, interpreting what the data signifies and outlining an impact-based plan from use case to prototype to scaled deployment
• Develops, validates, and operationalizes machine learning and statistical models in Foundry that help the customer make better decisions
• Designs data models, ontologies, and data structures that support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases, and sets standards for data quality, integrity, and security
• Builds and maintains production-grade Foundry pipelines and transforms on structured and unstructured datasets that feed models and analytical workflows
• Provides data context during ontology design and implements the pipelines backing ontology objects and links
• Collaborates with engineers, program managers, and domain specialists to define solution requirements, iterate on solutions, and ship code

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in data science, advanced analytics, or data architecture, including proven hands‑on work in Palantir Foundry
• Advanced data science expertise, including statistical analysis, machine learning, and production model development in Python
• Advanced Palantir Foundry experience building data pipelines, managing datasets, developing ontologies, and deploying applications
• Demonstrated ability to build production‑grade code that leverages both structured and unstructured datasets
• Willingness to travel as needed for client implementation work
• Design strategies for enterprise database systems and set standards for operations, programming, and security
• Design and construct large relational databases. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality
• Provides technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments
• 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

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in a quantitative field
• Palantir Foundry certification (Data Science or Data Engineer track)
• Experience with Palantir AIP
• Experience with Type Script and SQL
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570/8140 baseline certification

IPTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are based on individual merit, including qualifications, performance, and business needs, consistent with applicable federal laws and federal contracting requirements. IPTA provides equal opportunity and utilizes merit-based principles to make employment-related decisions.

Salary: $120000 - $130000 per year