Foundry Engineer at Seneca Resources Company, LLC

• Job Location Alexandria, VA
• Seniority Mid-Senior Level
• Type Contract

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Role Overview: This role focuses on supporting the setup, maintenance, and development of data pipelines, models, ontologies, and workflows within Palantir Foundry to enable scalable analytics and operational insights.

Role Highlights: • Position : Foundry Platform Developer / Senior Data Engineer • Location : Washington DC / Alexandria VA – Hybrid strongly preferred (2–3 days onsite) • Job Type : Full-Time, Contract-to-Hire • Clearance : Active Secret Clearance required • Pay Rate : Highly flexible and competitive , based on experience ($200-230K+) • Interview Process : 1–2 rounds via video • Remote Option : Will consider remote U.S.-based candidates depending on client/project for similar Foundry developer openings Key Responsibilities: • Design, implement, and maintain Foundry pipelines ingesting data from internal and external systems • Format, cleanse, and enrich data for downstream analytics and applications • Monitor pipeline health, troubleshoot platform connections, and optimize asset performance • Build and maintain datasets, objects, and ontologies to support analytics and operations • Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to refine workflows, templates, and integrations • Implement access controls, metadata management, and governance best practices • Identify automation and performance improvement opportunities within Foundry • Stay current on new Foundry features and development best practices Top Must-Have Requirements: • At least 1 year of direct Palantir Foundry experience (pipeline building, object maintenance, app development) • 6+ years overall development experience (e.g., PySpark, Databricks, low-code, data engineering) • Strong understanding of low-code modules and Foundry’s application development layer • Ability to coach/lead technical teams in a collaborative client-facing environment • Federal/DoD experience preferred Required Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, or related field • Active Secret Clearance • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and ETL frameworks • Experience working with AWS, Azure, or GCP and integrating cloud/on-prem data sources • Solid knowledge of data modeling, metadata, ontologies, and governance best practices Preferred Skills: • Experience working in federal or regulated environments • Prior hands-on Foundry work (creating pipelines, establishing objects, monitoring asset health) • Familiarity with big data tools such as Spark, Hadoop, or Databricks • Strong communication, analytical, and troubleshooting skills