Foundry Ontology Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CAMcLean, VA
Salary
$77,600–$176,000 / yr
Posted
16 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

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TL;DR · Foundry Ontology Engineer

As a Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer on the Defense Technology team, you will serve as a Forward Deployed Engineer focused on protecting military interests through innovative data solutions. You will translate complex mission problems into technical architectures, building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines using Foundry’s Code Repositories and Pipeline Builder for both structured and unstructured datasets. Your daily work involves designing ontologies, creating operational workflows, and developing decision-support capabilities while collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to refine prototypes. The role requires expertise in Palantir Foundry, ontology management, and integrating AIP solutions. You will utilize Python, TypeScript, and Git to manage data ingestion and transformation. This position addresses critical defense and intelligence challenges by transforming raw data into actionable results through advanced modeling, machine learning integration, and robust engineering best practices like version control and testing.

What you'll do

  • Translate mission problems into technical architectures, workflows, and ontologies.
  • Build and maintain production-grade data pipelines using Foundry's Code Repositories and Pipeline Builder.
  • Design, develop, and maintain ontologies to create operational workflows and decision-support capabilities.
  • Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve existing data pipelines and applications supporting critical operations.
  • Work directly with clients to gather requirements, prototype solutions, and refine them through deployment.
  • Implement engineering best practices including version control, testing, and documentation.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Analytics, or a Technology field (preferred).
  • 3+ years of experience in software, data analytics, or platform engineering in a hands-on or leadership role.
  • Experience in Palantir Foundry including ontology design, management, and integrating AIP solutions.
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
  • Existing Secret clearance (preferred).
  • Experience with Python, TypeScript, Git repositories, CI/CD workflows, or infrastructure automation (preferred).
  • Experience working with defense or intelligence sector stakeholders in embedded environments (preferred).

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