Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer, Mid

Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer, Mid (R0242013)

As an engineering and analytics professional, you’re excited at the prospect of unlocking the secrets held by a data set, and you’re fascinated by the possibilities presented by IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Your deep engineering and analytics expertise, coupled with an original approach to your work, will guide clients and stakeholders as they make sense of their data and encourage actionable results.

• Translate mission problems into technical architectures, workflows, and ontologies.
• Build and maintain production‑grade data pipelines using Foundry’s Code Repositories and Pipeline Builder with both structured and unstructured dataset inputs.
• Design, develop, and maintain ontologies and create operational workflows and decision‑support capabilities.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve existing data pipelines and applications supporting mission‑critical operations.
• Work directly with clients to gather requirements, iterate on prototypes, and refine solutions through deployment.
• Implement engineering best practices including version control, testing and documentation.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Travel to and work from client sites as needed for workshops, deployment activities, or embedded support.

• 3+ years of experience in software, data, or platform engineering.
• 1+ years of experience in Palantir Foundry.
• Experience with creating Data Connections, Code Repos, or Pipeline Builders for data ingestion and transformation, debugging and resolving pipeline issues, error and performance bottlenecks, and programming in Python or Type Script.
• Experience in Ontology design and management, designing and developing applications and workflows, and integrating AIP solutions.
• Knowledge of the core Foundry Applications and designing solutions to address client challenges.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders, define requirements, and translate them into technical solutions, and break down complex mission challenges into implementable solutions.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of outcomes while collaborating with a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Ability to show a passing score on the Foundry & AIP Builder Foundations Quiz.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Analytics, or a technology field.

• Experience working directly with mission operators, analysts, or stakeholders in embedded or forward‑deployed environments for clients in the defense or intelligence sectors.
• Experience with Git repositories, CI/CD workflows, or infrastructure automation.
• Experience with AI or ML model integration within Foundry applications.
• Knowledge of Foundry security models, access control, and compliance frameworks.
• Possession of strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Secret clearance.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Analytics, or a technology field.

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions and offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $ (annualized USD). This posting will close within 90 days from the posting date.

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