Solution Architect - Palantir Foundry Platform
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design, governance, modernization, and delivery of enterprise solutions built on the Palantir Foundry platform.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in Palantir Foundry with architecture leadership, stakeholder management, and software delivery experience.
This individual will work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, Developers, Data Engineers, QA teams, and business stakeholders to drive scalable, secure, and maintainable platform solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture & Design Define target-state architecture and platform design standards.
Lead architecture reviews and provide technical direction for solution delivery.
Design scalable, maintainable, and secure enterprise applications and data products.
Establish best practices for platform structure, modularization, reuse, and dependency management.
Drive technical decision-making across development teams.
Palantir Foundry Platform Leadership
Architect and govern solutions built on Palantir Foundry.
Design and optimize Foundry application structures, pipelines, ontologies, and operational workflows.
Lead Foundry application modernization, restructuring, and migration initiatives.
Establish standards for package design, dependency management, branching, release management, and deployment processes.
Guide teams in leveraging platform capabilities effectively while maintaining governance and operational controls.
Governance & Compliance
Define and enforce platform governance standards.
Establish controls for data security, access management, auditability, monitoring, and compliance.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and SDLC standards.
Conduct architecture and governance assessments and drive remediation activities.
Delivery & Release Management
Provide oversight of end-to-end solution delivery.
Support release planning and deployment governance.
Review solution readiness, deployment risks, rollback strategies, and operational impacts.
Drive adoption of repeatable deployment and change management processes.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
8+ years of software engineering, data platform, or solution architecture experience.
3+ years of hands-on Palantir Foundry experience.
Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale applications and data solutions.
Experience with architecture governance, platform governance, and SDLC processes.
Strong understanding of cloud-based architectures and enterprise integration patterns.
Experience leading cross-functional technical teams and large-scale initiatives.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Required Technical Skills
Palantir Foundry
Foundry Ontology
Code Repositories within Foundry
Data Pipelines and Data Lineage
Workshop Applications
Foundry Marketplace
Branching and Release Management
Data Governance and Access Controls
Application Modernization and Migration
CI/CD and DevOps Practices
