Salary
$101,144–$174,591from the description
Posted
Jul 5, 2026
Location
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A data engineering role focused on building and scaling ETL pipelines within the Palantir Foundry (Army Vantage/Advana) environment, using Python, SQL, and PySpark. The work centers on structuring raw Army data into ontology objects, maintaining data quality, organizing data across Medallion Lakehouse layers, and producing dashboards to support senior military leadership. An active DoD Secret clearance is required.

Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Secret clearance · Full-time

Must have (4)
PythonSQLPySparkPalantir Foundry
Nice to have (3)
IPPS-AGCSS-ArmyGFEBS

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What won't set you apart
SQL90%Python55%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $142,568 (middle half $111,775–$173,013). This posting is about at that midpoint.

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (7)

The role is classified as 15-1243 (Database Architects) because its primary focus is ontology/data modeling (designing 'Objects' and their relationships) and Medallion Lakehouse architecture, alongside pipeline building. 15-1252 (Software Developers) is a credible alternative given the emphasis on writing Python/PySpark ETL code.

Experience range is stated as '5–8 years'; the overall years minimum is set to 5 (the minimum of the range).

Active DoD Secret clearance is an explicit hard gate — the posting states it is required and that only applicants with clearances or clearance-eligibility will be considered.

Location is open to remote; Crystal City VA and Aberdeen MD are preferred client sites. The CBSA reflects the DC metro area as the primary anchor.

IPPS-A, GCSS-Army, and GFEBS are listed under 'Bonus' and are therefore preferred, not required.

Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.

This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.

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