Data and Platform Engineer
Spectraforce
Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
Remote
2 hours ago
Job Description
Title: Data and Platform Engineer
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 Months
Description:
Clients Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a mid-level Data and Platform Engineer to advance Digital Launchpad (DLP), an integrated reporting and analytics ecosystem. The successful candidate will serve as the hands-on resource responsible for implementing and maintaining data integrations, assisting with DevOps workflows, supporting incident triage and enabling cross team collaboration with data subject matter experts (SMEs), software developers, IT and the senior solutions architect to deliver scalable, secure data solutions.
This role combines data engineering, platform engineering, DevOps support, and business-focused problem solving, with a focus on translating complex datasets into operational applications that enable real-time decision-making. This role will primarily be working with Palantir Foundry.
Key Responsibilities:
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years' related work experience, 9 years' related work experience, etc.).
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 55.64/hr.
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 Months
Description:
Clients Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a mid-level Data and Platform Engineer to advance Digital Launchpad (DLP), an integrated reporting and analytics ecosystem. The successful candidate will serve as the hands-on resource responsible for implementing and maintaining data integrations, assisting with DevOps workflows, supporting incident triage and enabling cross team collaboration with data subject matter experts (SMEs), software developers, IT and the senior solutions architect to deliver scalable, secure data solutions.
This role combines data engineering, platform engineering, DevOps support, and business-focused problem solving, with a focus on translating complex datasets into operational applications that enable real-time decision-making. This role will primarily be working with Palantir Foundry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with the senior solutions architect and data integration analysts to gather, analyze, and document data integration requirements from source systems to analytic platforms
- Support senior solutions architect in maintaining the DLP reference architecture across environments
- Build, maintain, and validate end?to?end data connections between source systems and the BDS Data Lakehouse
- Coordinate cross?team activities and dependencies (data SMEs, developers, IT, security, source system owners) to ensure secure, and compliant implementations
- Help maintain Foundry role-based access and marketplace installation/role assignments within Foundry projects
- Collaborate with data SMEs and software developers to define and validate data requirements
- Supports Foundry platform operations to ensure reliability and stability
- 10 years data engineering and platforming engineering experience
- 5 years’ DevOps experience
- 2 years’ experience with solution architecture
- 5 years’ experience with Python scripting
- 5 years’ experience with data pipelines, workflow orchestration, and data quality practices
- 5 years’ experience with troubleshooting operational issues in production environments
- Experience working with stakeholder management and requirements definition
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with Palantir Foundry
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git
- Experience with Defense/Aviation industry
- Experience with large scale manufacturing systems
- Experience with Ontologies
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years' related work experience, 9 years' related work experience, etc.).
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 55.64/hr.