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Bragg, NC.\nPOSITION SUMMARY:\nThis position will provide hands-on technical leadership in designing, developing, integrating, and optimizing data solutions within the Palantir Foundry platform. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with Palantir Foundry and the ability to translate complex operational requirements into scalable data products, pipelines, and analytical capabilities. This individual will work closely with data engineers, software engineers, data scientists, analysts, mission owners, and government stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable, and mission-focused data solutions.\nCLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:\nMust have an active Top Secret security clearance. 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pipeline failures, data quality issues, performance problems, and integration challenges.\nOptimize Foundry pipelines and data products for scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.\nSupport the development and deployment of Foundry applications and workflows that provide actionable insights to mission stakeholders.\nApply data governance, access controls, security requirements, and data management practices within the platform.\nCollaborate with cybersecurity and systems engineering teams to ensure data solutions operate within applicable security and authorization requirements.\nParticipate in technical design reviews and translate mission requirements into technical implementation plans.\nDocument data architectures, pipeline designs, integrations, dependencies, and operational procedures.\nMentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on Foundry development, data engineering, and platform best practices.\nSupport continuous improvement of CDAO's data engineering architecture, development standards, and engineering practices.\nParticipate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, stand-ups, demonstrations, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.\nCoordinate directly with government technical leads and mission stakeholders to identify requirements, resolve technical issues, and prioritize development efforts.\nBASIC REQUIREMENTS:\nMaster's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, or a related technical field.\nRequired Certification: DoD 8140 compliant certifications such as: CSC, CSSLP, GCSA, GSEC\n5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, data platform engineering, or a related technical discipline.\nDemonstrated hands-on experience developing solutions within Palantir Foundry.\nExperience designing and implementing production-grade data pipelines and data products.\nExperience integrating data from multiple structured and 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At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nOctober 22, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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