Palantir Foundry Developer/ Analyst (Gov't Tech)

Palantir Foundry Analyst/Developer (US- Remote)

What to expect when you join Sikich

Team members at Sikich have a lot in common while also being part of a rich and varied group of contributors, creating a distinct and thriving culture. Chief among our commonalities is a desire for growth and a shared unity of purpose in our professional lives. We believe that through diverse perspectives, challenging the status quo and rewarding action, we accelerate innovation and drive growth – for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities.

The professional services landscape continues to evolve. For Sikich, this means we have an opportunity to further cement our leadership position in this industry and continue to grow our organization in increasingly exciting ways. This growth is meaningful for every team member at our company because larger companies simply see more interesting client opportunities and can attract impressively talented individuals like you. Through a dedicated focus on key business priorities and intentionally creating rewarding employee experience, Sikich has developed into a highly regarded provider of professional services and a sought-after employer of choice.

Do you want to work with other skilled and agile practitioners who thrive on challenge and growth? We believe everyone has untapped potential. That’s why we lead with vision and act fast, pairing deep expertise with practical solutions. Our teams cut through complexity and deliver real impact. It's our hope that you find more than just a job. At Sikich, you'll find optimism, clear insights and genuine warmth, without egos.

Are you ready to grow with us?

Position summary

We are seeking an Palantir Foundry Analyst/Developer to assist our client in sustaining and modernizing FAA enterprise data and analytics platforms. They will support Palantir Foundry, AI/ML, EDP, data governance, cloud modernization, and business intelligence.

What will you do in this role?

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data solutions within the Palantir Foundry platform.
• Work directly with the Foundry Ontology to model and organize enterprise data.
• Develop and manage Foundry data objects, actions, and associated platform assets.
• Implement and support Foundry AI solutions to meet business and operational objectives.
• Utilize Foundry modules to create applications, workflows, and data pipelines.
• Collaborate with end users to develop, optimize, and sustain Foundry-based solutions.
• Ensure platform assets and solutions align with operational needs and user requirements.
• Partner closely with the FAA Palantir Foundry Product Owner to support user groups and platform adoption.
• Gather, analyze, and translate stakeholder requirements into robust, scalable, and maintainable Foundry artifacts.
• Produce and maintain user documentation, training materials, and knowledge-sharing resources.
• Provide user support, guidance, and training on Foundry capabilities and solutions.
• Continuously improve and enhance Foundry applications, workflows, and data models to support evolving mission requirements.

What do you need to succeed in this role?

• Ability to obtain and maintain a government issued public trust.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of 4 years of demonstrated experience implementing solutions with Palantir Foundry in a large enterprise environment.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of Palantir Foundry (or similar), ontology preferred, asset/catalog management, data lineage, governance, and security features.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, ETL processes, workflows, and transformation logic for batch and real-time processing within Foundry.
• Configure and manage Foundry data assets, schemas, security policies, and catalog/metadata.
• Integrate data solutions with AI/ML platforms and analytics tools, including implementing Foundry AI capabilities and deploying models.
• Develop custom analytics and machine-learning models in Foundry (Code Workbooks: Python, SQL)
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve data pipeline, infrastructure, and platform issues in Foundry and related environments.
• Extract, transform, analyze, and interpret large, complex datasets
• Translate business and analytics requirements into scalable data engineering and analytic solutions within Foundry and broader cloud ecosystems.
• Document data flows, schemas, analyses, methodologies, and engineering processes for reproducibility, compliance, and user onboarding using Foundry’s collaborative features.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the base compensation range (25%-50%-75%) for this role is $155,000- $162,500- $170,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on several factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in our Government Services pillar are determined by contract with the specific government agency Sikich is servicing.

In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows:

• Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture. 
• Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions. 
• Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units. 
• Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible. 
• Impact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives. 

About Sikich

Sikich offers the public and private sectors a diverse platform of professional services across consulting, technology, and compliance. Highly specialized and hands-on teams deliver integrated solutions rooted in deep industry experience. Our approach is strategically and thoughtfully designed to help our clients, teams and communities accelerate success.

Sikich has approximately 2,000 team members and operates across North America, EMEA and APAC. 

Sikich Total Rewards

Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Sikich also takes pride in prioritizing team members’ health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors.

Some examples of our many benefits:

• Sikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Sikich, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.
• Sikich will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
• Sikich offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.

We also offer:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
• HSA employer contribution
• Eleven (11) paid holidays annually.
• A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Client referral bonus program
• Pet insurance
• FORCE –Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.

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Sikich is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Sikich practices in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Professional Code of Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Sikich CPA LLC is a licensed CPA firm that provides audit and attest services to its clients, and Sikich LLC and its subsidiaries provide tax and business advisory services to its clients. Sikich CPA LLC has a contractual arrangement with Sikich LLC under which Sikich LLC supports Sikich CPA LLC’s performance of its professional services. Sikich LLC and its subsidiaries are not licensed CPA firms. 

“Sikich” is the brand name under which Sikich CPA LLC and Sikich LLC provide professional services.  The entities under the Sikich brand are independently owned and are not liable for the services provided by any other entity providing services under the Sikich brand. The use of the terms “our company”, “we” and “us” and other similar terms denote the alternative practice structure of Sikich CPA LLC and Sikich LLC.