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Palantir AI Data Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Prince Georges County, MD - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 138000 - 189000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
22 August 2026 (12 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
19 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Palantir / AI Data Engineer
| Location | Hybrid - Air National Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC) Joint Base Andrews MD; up to 3 telework days per week. Remote work may be authorized by the Government on an exception basis. Occasional travel may be required. |
| Security Clearance Requirement | Active SECRET security clearance |
Position Summary
Nationwide IT Services NIS is seeking a Palantir / AI Data Engineer to develop integrate and sustain data and AI capabilities across Palantir Foundry Envision Maven Vantage AskSage and connected enterprise repositories for a potential opportunity. The engineer will maintain semantic data layers schemas vector indexes and AI-ready data products that enable natural-language AI/ML and mission analytics use cases across integrated ANG data sets.Key Responsibilities
- Build configure maintain and troubleshoot data products and workflows in Palantir Foundry and related Envision Maven and Vantage environments.
- Structure and maintain semantic data layers ontologies/data models schemas metadata and vector-index configurations supporting AI/ML query processing.
- Integrate Palantir and AskSage with Microsoft Azure Azure Databricks Advana/WDP Power BI and other CDAO repositories while preserving schema and data integrity.
- Prepare and optimize enterprise data for retrieval semantic search vector-based retrieval prompt/context engineering and AI-assisted analysis.
- Implement data quality access control least-privilege encryption lineage and CUI-handling controls across AI-enabled data products.
- Partner with data engineers and the Technical Lead to develop reliable ingestion and transformation pathways feeding Palantir/AI data products.
- Validate AI data layers against Government-approved business definitions and functional requirements; investigate inaccurate incomplete or inconsistent AI responses attributable to data or semantic-layer issues.
- Support development and sustainment of BI products analytics solutions and technical training involving Palantir and AI tools.
- Create technical documentation configuration guidance troubleshooting procedures and training materials for supported Palantir and AI capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry data engineering modeling application/analytics development or platform administration.
- Experience developing semantic layers ontology/data models vector indexes embeddings/retrieval pipelines or comparable AI-ready data structures.
- Strong SQL and Python skills and experience integrating heterogeneous enterprise data sources.
- Experience with AI/ML-enabled query retrieval prompt/context engineering or enterprise generative-AI solutions such as AskSage or comparable platforms.
- Understanding of data governance lineage access controls security and quality controls for enterprise and regulated data environments.
- Must satisfy applicable DoD/DAF security cybersecurity-awareness CUI OPSEC and access-training requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Palantir Envision Maven or Vantage.
- Experience supporting DoD IL4/IL5 cloud environments Advana/WDP or Air Force/ANG mission data.
Why Join Nationwide IT Services
Nationwide IT Services is a trusted government contractor supporting Department of Defense customers. This role supports the Air National Guard Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) helping sustain and advance enterprise data business intelligence application and AI capabilities that enable faster data-driven mission decisions.Our benefits package includes medical dental and vision insurance life and disability insurance a 401(k) plan with employer match paid holidays PTO (sick/vacation) commuter benefits employee assistance program (EAP) educational reimbursement and pet insurance.
Salary range: $138000 to $189000 annually
The salary range is a general guideline. We consider several factors when determining base salary offers including the positions scope and responsibilities the candidates experience education and skills and current market conditions.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
