AI and Data Engineer

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. 

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. 

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist to work directly with users, technical teams, and mission/business stakeholders to rapidly design, prototype, and deploy data-driven applications. This role is ideal for a Data Scientist who enjoys operating at the intersection of software engineering, data, application development, and customer requirements. The candidate will translate operational challenges and loosely defined requirements into functional Palantir solutions, rapidly prototype concepts with end users, and iteratively mature successful prototypes into scalable applications. The successful candidate should have hands-on experience developing applications within large platform development with experience using Workshop, Ontology, Objects, Models, and Custom Widgets.

Key Responsibilities

Data Scientist/Palantir Engineer will:

• Partner directly with end users, product owners, analysts, and technical stakeholders to understand mission and business challenges and translate them into technical requirements. 
• Build intuitive user experiences that allow operational users to interact with complex data without requiring deep technical knowledge. 
• Develop and configure Ontology Objects, Object Types, Properties, Relationships, Actions, and associated application logic. 
• Develop solutions leveraging Palantir’s Envision Ontology to represent operational entities, relationships, workflows, and business processes. 
• Configure and integrate models and model outputs into user-facing applications and workflows. 
• Develop and integrate Custom Widgets when native application components do not fully satisfy user or mission requirements. 
• Rapidly develop proofs of concept (POCs), minimum viable products (MVPs), and prototypes to validate requirements and demonstrate potential solutions. 
• Conduct iterative development sessions with users, gathering feedback and quickly incorporating changes into application designs. 
• Translate ambiguous or evolving stakeholder requirements into clearly defined technical solutions. 
• Work with data engineers and platform teams to connect application functionality with underlying datasets, pipelines, Ontology Objects, models, APIs, and services. 
• Troubleshoot application, Ontology, data, and integration issues across environments like Palantir, Databricks, etc. 
• Participate in solution demonstrations, design sessions, technical reviews, and user acceptance testing. • Document solution architecture, application configurations, Ontology designs, requirements, workflows, and technical decisions. 
• Support deployment and transition of successful prototypes into operational or production environments. 
• Follow established development, configuration management, testing, security, and release-management practices. 

Qualifications

• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Palantir AIP and AI-enabled application development.
  • AIP Logic or AI-assisted workflows.
  • Large language models (LLMs), RAG, or AI-enabled applications.
  • API and external-system integrations.
  • Advanced Ontology modeling.
  • TypeScript/React-based Custom Widget development.
  • Data pipeline development or transformation.
  • Agile/Scrum development environments.
  • Jira, Git, or similar development-management tools.
  • Government, defense, intelligence, logistics, workforce, financial, or other mission-oriented data environments.

Clearance

• An active TS/SCI is required

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$89,000—$170,200 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

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