Senior Palantir Foundry Developer

About the role

Unissant, Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Washington, DC/Herndon, VA, requiring onsite work two to three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for Foundry application and ontology development across client engagements.
• Design and build complex ontology models, Actions, Functions, and Workshop applications from the ground up.
• Own solution architecture decisions in coordination with client stakeholders and Unissant leadership.
• Mentor and upskill junior developers as the practice scales.
• Serve as a primary technical point of contact in client meetings and proposal support activities.
• Establish reusable frameworks, templates, and best practices for the practice.

Requirements

• Five (5) or more years of software or data engineering experience, including three (3) or more years of hands-on Palantir Foundry experience in a lead or senior capacity.
• Demonstrated experience owning Foundry solutions end-to-end, ideally in a federal or highly regulated environment.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and TypeScript.
• Experience translating ambiguous client requirements into scalable technical architecture.
• Prior experience supporting DHS, CBP, or other federal law enforcement/homeland security clients preferred.
• Experience standing up or scaling a Palantir practice within a consulting or systems integrator environment preferred.
• Familiarity with AIP preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree is required. Preferred field of study in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Operations Management, or related field.
• MBA/Master’s Degree in a relevant field of study preferred.
• Palantir Foundry Developer certification preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, ability to present proposals and performance data, comfortable interfacing at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to write clear and concise creative content in a highly confidential manner.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust clearance is required.

Environmental Requirements

• Mainly a routine office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds.
• Flexible in working extended hours.

Minimal travel may be required.