Palantir Foundry AI Engineer - Senior

About the role

CACI’s Agile Solution Factory (ASF) is hiring a senior‑level Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer to drive the development of Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic AI solutions within Palantir’s Army Vantage. In this role you will design, build, and deploy advanced AI systems that leverage Vantage’s data integration, analytics, and operational capabilities, and you will support and integrate other AI capabilities across the Department of the War (DoW) network such as ADVANA. The position works on an Agile Scrum team, collaborating with technically diverse and geographically separated stakeholders to refine requirements, track work on an agile board, and deliver solutions that meet user needs.

Responsibilities

• Architect, train, and fine‑tune LLMs for enterprise use cases within the Vantage platform.
• Develop agentic AI systems that can autonomously reason, plan, and act on complex data workflows.
• Integrate AI models with Palantir Ontology, datasets, and operational pipelines.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver scalable AI solutions.
• Support and enhance AI capabilities across the DoW network, including platforms like Vantage.
• Stay current with advancements in generative AI, LLMs, and agentic architectures, applying best practices to Vantage and DoW deployments.
• Develop content and present briefings to senior government leaders.
• Manage and respond to user tickets.
• Lead Integrated Product Teams (IPT).

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizen with an active Secret DoD security clearance (interim clearance may be considered).
• College degree (B.S. or M.S.) in Information Assurance, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline; experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Minimum of 5 years of related technical experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent collaboration skills and a desire to work within a team.
• Highly responsible, team‑oriented individual with a strong work ethic and self‑starter attitude.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, constantly changing environment.
• Solution‑based thinker capable of resolving complex technical challenges.
• Experience working on a Scrumban team in an Agile environment.
• Ability to work well with limited oversight.

Required Technical Skills

• Proven experience building and deploying LLMs (e.g., GPT, Llama, PaLM) in production environments.
• Strong background in agentic AI, autonomous agents, or multi‑agent systems.
• Proficiency with Python and modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience with Palantir Vantage, ADVANA, or similar data analytics platforms (highly desirable).
• Familiarity with data modeling, ontology design, and pipeline orchestration in Vantage and/or ADVANA.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication abilities.
• Experience developing or launching an agentic AI solution for an organization (preferable DoW).
• Prior work integrating AI/ML models with enterprise data platforms, especially within government or DoW networks.
• Experience with prompt engineering, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), or AI workflow automation.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and responsible AI practices in enterprise settings.
• Experience with DoW (DoD) ADVANA and Palantir MAVEN.
• Experience developing in Army 365 (A365).
• Familiarity with Azure Data/AI stack (Azure Databricks, Synapse, Data Factory).
• Experience developing and maintaining applications using the Microsoft Power Platform suite (Model‑driven and Canvas apps, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Pages/Portals, Power Apps Pipeline) in an Azure environment.
• Experience developing with Databricks.
• Experience designing and implementing data models in Microsoft 365.

What You Can Expect

• A culture of integrity where character and innovation are central to the mission.
• An environment of trust that values each employee’s unique contributions.
• Flexible time‑off benefits that support work‑life balance.
• Robust learning resources to help you achieve personal and professional ambitions.
• Opportunities for continuous growth while advancing critical national missions.

Pay Range

The proposed salary range for this position is $86,600 – $181,800. Final compensation may vary based on geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, prior experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
• Wellness programs.
• Financial and retirement plans.
• Family support resources.
• Continuing education opportunities.
• Generous time‑off benefits.