Data Engineer - Palantir / Python (Only USC) (W2 Only)
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Data engineer - Palantir / Python Locations: Washington, D.C. | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Tampa, Florida | McLean, Virginia
Work Authorization: Only USC
Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance required | SCI strongly preferred
Employment Type: Contract - W2 only
Overview:
We are hiring experienced Senior Data Engineers to support high-impact defense and intelligence initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in scalable data engineering, Python development, and enterprise data architecture. Candidates with hands-on experience using Palantir Foundry or related Palantir technologies will be highly prioritized. This position involves designing and implementing advanced data solutions within highly secure environments supporting mission operations and strategic analytics.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and develop enterprise-scale data pipelines and integration frameworks
- Design robust ETL/ELT workflows for high-volume, mission-critical datasets
- Lead data engineering initiatives using Python and modern big data technologies
- Build and optimize scalable data models and processing architectures
- Collaborate with government stakeholders, analysts, and engineering teams
- Implement data governance, quality, and security best practices
- Support cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure deployments
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards and best practices
- Participate in architecture reviews, technical planning, and solution design sessions
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field
- Strong expertise in Python development
- Advanced SQL and data modeling experience
- Experience building scalable distributed data systems
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google CloudStrong understanding of APIs, orchestration tools, and data integration frameworks
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- Active Secret Clearance required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong experience with Palantir Foundry, Gotham, Gaia, or Palantir ecosystem tools
- Prior support of Department of Defense or Intelligence Community programs
- Experience with Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Databricks, or Snowflake
- Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipeline experience
- Active SCI Clearance
- Experience leading technical teams or projects