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Senior Palantir AI and Data Science Engineer - Secret Clearance Required

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Compensation
$131–218K/yr
Location
Rosslyn, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Deloitte’s AI & Engineering team is hiring an AI & Data Science Engineer III to build data platforms, analytics products, and pipelines for public-sector clients. The role uses Palantir Foundry and cloud technologies to develop applications that analyze documents and generate recommendations. The engineer collaborates across teams, applies DevOps and statistical programming tools, and must hold a Secret or higher U.S. security clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Independent WorkTeam CollaborationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationAttention to DetailRelationship BuildingProject LeadershipTask PrioritizationInterpersonal SkillsDeadline ManagementGuidanceOptimizationData ScienceData ManipulationData AnalysisPalantir FoundryPipeline DevelopmentApplication DevelopmentProfessional ServicesFederal ConsultingTechnical TranslationTechnology EvaluationWritten CommunicationsDeliverable Management

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree5+ Years Experience1+ Years ExperienceSecret or Higher US Security ClearanceUS Work Authorization Without Sponsorship2+ Years Experience3+ Years Experience

Full job description

Join Deloitte's AI & Engineering team to modernize technology platforms, accelerate innovation, and help public-sector clients achieve mission-focused outcomes. As a Palantir Developer, you will design and deliver scalable data platforms, analytics products, and data pipelines that turn enterprise data into actionable insights. You will work with multidisciplinary professionals to build an application that ingests documents, analyzes content, and generates recommendations.

Work you'll do

As an AI & Data Science Engineer III on the AI & Data team, you will be responsible for...

  • Designing modern data architectures, data pipelines, and workflows using Palantir Foundry and cloud-based technologies

  • Building and deploying data engineering solutions that support enterprise transformation and mission-driven outcomes

  • Developing analytics products and applications that integrate, transform, and operationalize enterprise data

  • Building an application that ingests documents, analyzes their content, and generates recommendations

  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define requirements, resolve technical issues, and deliver scalable solutions

  • Applying DevOps and statistical programming tools to improve data quality, platform performance, and operational efficiency

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams

  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

  • Ability to meet deadlines

  • Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our AI & Data offering provides a full spectrum of solutions for designing, developing, and operating cutting-edge Data and AI platforms, products, insights, and services. Our offerings help clients innovate, enhance and operate their data, AI, and analytics capabilities, ensuring they can mature and scale effectively.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree

  • 5+ years of experience in optimization, data science, data manipulation, or data analysis

  • 1+ years of experience working with Palantir Foundry

  • Secret or higher US Security Clearance Required

  • Ability to travel 5-25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

  • 2+ years of experience with pipeline and application development within Palantir Foundry

  • 3+ years of experience in professional services or federal consulting

  • Experience translating technical concepts for nontechnical audiences

  • Experience evaluating and applying new technologies, products, or libraries

  • Experience producing written communications for technical and nontechnical stakeholders

  • Experience organizing and managing multiple deliverables

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $131,000 to $218,300.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,194 open Data Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$131–218K/yr
  • Virginia median$117–190K/yr338 salary ranges
  • US median$122–208K/yr4,895 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $175K, is 12% above the Virginia median midpoint ($157K) — in the middle half of Data Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 417 open Data Engineer jobs in Virginia and 6,194 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Data Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (5,425 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,681 of the 6,194 open Data Engineer jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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