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War Data Platform / Foundry Data Architect & Analyst

KALMAN & COMPANY, INC.
Stafford, USA
Full-time
Onsite
USD 160000-195000 yearly
Discovered 3 days ago
War Data Platform (WDP)Palantir FoundryData engineeringData architectureData pipelinesData modeling

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Role overview

Kalman & Company seeks a data architect and analyst with expertise in War Data Platform, Palantir Foundry, and modern data engineering for Federal and DoW clients.

The role supports modernization of data pipelines, data readiness, and mission-critical analytics and may lead complex initiatives.

The position is described as mostly offsite, with occasional meeting attendance in Stafford, Virginia; the description also calls the work environment flexible hybrid.

Salary range is USD 160,000–195,000 per year.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Support or lead architecture, design, and implementation of data pipelines, models, and analytic workflows in WDP and/or Palantir Foundry.
  • Build scalable, secure integration solutions for structured and unstructured DoW data.
  • Create ontology-driven models, object schemas, and transformations aligned with mission needs.
  • Build end-to-end ETL pipelines that ingest data into Databricks, orchestrate transformations, and provide validated analytics-ready datasets.
  • Work with program managers, engineers, and analysts to define requirements, identify sources, and implement analytics.
  • Provide guidance on DoW data fabrics, readiness, and modern data engineering.
  • Create documentation, data dictionaries, and briefings on architectures and analytic insights.

Required qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • At least five years in data engineering, architecture, or advanced analytics and at least two years hands-on with Palantir Foundry, WDP, Maven Data Platform, or a similar government data fabric.
  • Experience designing and deploying data pipelines, ontology-based models, and enterprise data workflows.
  • Strong understanding of DoW systems and acquisition, logistics, financial, or operational data.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work autonomously on multiple technical tasks.

Preferred qualifications

  • Cloud technologies; data governance, metadata management, and master data strategies.
  • Dashboards or user-facing analytics, including Foundry UI, Tableau, or Power BI.
  • Data integration for AI/ML systems or RAG/LLM pipelines.
  • Cost estimating, operations research, or acquisition program support.

Benefits

  • Work with WDP, Palantir Foundry, and cloud-native analytics tools on challenging government data problems.
  • Flexible hybrid environment with remote and in-person collaboration.
  • Training, professional development, and cross-domain learning; competitive salary and benefits.

Work environment

The company describes its client work as dynamic and fast-paced and emphasizes collaboration with military leaders, engineers, developers, logistics experts, and financial analysts.

The employer performs pre-employment and random substance-abuse testing and background verification.

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