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This role will support multiple projects and applications by improving platform visibility, accelerating governance and product decisions, reducing duplication, and identifying opportunities for reuse and standardization.\nCreate reusable platform capabilities that support multiple projects and application teams.\n\nBuild governance, monitoring, logging, alerting, and portfolio-level views that improve visibility into platform activity, performance, risks, and dependencies.\n\nDevelop automations that streamline governance reviews, approvals, product change requests, data quality checks, and other platform processes.\n\nSupport automated detection and monitoring of sensitive data, including personally identifiable information.\n\nCoordinate across projects to identify conflicts, dependencies, duplicated capabilities, and opportunities for reuse.\n\nReview technical approaches and provide recommendations related to architecture, scalability, platform standards, and implementation 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with the ability to design, build, review, and improve data pipelines, user interfaces, workflows, automations, and reusable platform capabilities.\n\nUnderstanding of platform governance practices and observability.\n\nExperience supporting performance monitoring and operational tooling within Foundry.\n\nExperience supporting multiple projects or applications within a shared platform environment.\n\nUnderstanding of relational database concepts and structures.\n\nAbility to assess technical solutions and recommend improvements related to reuse, scalability, and platform standards.\n\nStrong programming experience using Python and SQL, with experience developing data pipelines, automations, or applications within Palantir Foundry.\n\nAn acute attention to detail and ability to perform robust data quality checks.\n\nAbility to detect data issues affecting the performance of data pipelines and devise techniques for resolving or mitigating them.\n\nAbility to support remote, hybrid, and on-site projects in the DC metro area.\n\n What Would Be Nice To Have:\nSIX (6) years’ experience in hands-on data engineering and/or database management.\n\nStrong scripting or programming experience (PySpark preferred).\n\nACTIVE or ability to gain TOP SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance.\n\nExperience designing reusable enterprise platform capabilities.\n\nExperience building governance, portfolio management, compliance, or operational applications in Foundry.\n\nExperience developing platform monitoring, audit logging, automated data quality, or sensitive-data detection capabilities.\n\nExperience advising clients on Palantir architecture, platform governance, and implementation approaches.\n\n What We Offer:\nGuidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.\nBenefits include:\nMedical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance\n\nPersonal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays\n\nPosition may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus\n\nParental Leave and Adoption Assistance\n\n401(k) Retirement Plan\n\nBasic Life & Supplemental Life\n\nHealth Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\n\nShort-Term & Long-Term Disability\n\nStudent Loan PayDown\n\nTuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities\n\nSkills Development & Certifications\n\nEmployee Referral Program\n\nCorporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach\n\nEmergency Back-Up Childcare Program\n\nMobility Stipend\n\nAbout Guidehouse\nGuidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.\nGuidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.\nIf you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.\nAll communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.\nIf any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.\nGuidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. 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