Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and production-grade data products in Palantir Foundry. Implement ETL processes, ensure data quality, optimize pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Serve as an independent performer and subject-matter expert, working with unstructured data and open-source/cloud tools for analytics and visualization.
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The work:
As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining data solutions for data generation, collection, and processing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and production-grade data products in Palantir Foundry
- Create and maintain data pipeline and ensure data quality across systems.
- Implement ETL processes for migrating and deploying data.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and develop solutions.
- Monitor and optimize data pipelines for performance and reliability.
- Act as an independent performer and develop subject‑matter expertise.
- Actively participate in team discussions and provide solutions to work‑related problems.
Here is what you need:
- US citizenship (Secret clearance eligible)
- Bachelors degree and 7+ years of experience
- Advanced proficiency in Python
- Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry.
- Experience implementing ETL processes and building data pipelines.
- Strong skills in ensuring data quality.
- Ability to work independently and become a subject matter expert.
- Familiarity with the manipulation of unstructured data in a data analytics environment, and the use of open-source tools, cloud computing, machine learning and data visualization.
Preferred Experience
- Active DOD Secret clearance highly desired
- Expert proficiency in Database Management.
- Advanced proficiency in Functional Designs.
- Advanced proficiency in Quality Assurance (QA).
- Familiar with specialized languages relevant to the technologies employed such as Apache, Hadoop, etc.
***This position is onsite in Vandenberg, CA***
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, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. 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, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:
$86,400—$176,200 USD
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