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Original posting from Trident Consulting via LinkedIn
Trident Consulting is seeking a " Data Platform Engineer – Palantir Foundry” for one of our client in " Rosemead, CA (Hybrid-2days Tue & Wed)” A global leader in business and technology services.
Please find additional details about the role below:
Job Title: Data Platform Engineer – Palantir Foundry
Location: Rosemead, CA (Hybrid-2days Tue & Wed)
Pay Rate: $60/hr-$70/hr on W2 (All Inclusive)
Type: Contract
Duration: 12+ Months
Shift: M-F -08.00 AM to 05.00 PM PST
Position Summary
Education Requirement
- Bachelor’s Degree
Key Responsibilities
- Support Grid Resiliency portfolio operations and PSPS application development in Palantir Foundry
- Develop, maintain, and optimize reusable code, pipelines, DAGs, and shared libraries
- Configure and support Palantir Foundry applications, ontology governance, and ETL/data pipelines
- Develop and maintain dashboards, Workshop applications, Quiver dashboards, and automations
- Support SaaS/public cloud integrations, middleware, data warehouses, and analytics solutions
- Provide architectural governance for ontology design, pipeline execution, and deployment lifecycle management
- Perform application maintenance, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and production support
- Collaborate with infrastructure providers, cloud teams, and third-party vendors
- Monitor resource utilization, compute consumption, and provide cost optimization recommendations
- Support Agile/DevOps application delivery and operational support processes
Required Skills
- Strong software engineering and full-stack development experience
- Proficiency in Python and TypeScript
- Experience with data pipeline architecture and application maintenance
- Familiarity with Palantir Foundry, pipeline builder, and ontology design
- Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and incident management skills
- Ability to manage technical deliverables independently
- Strong stakeholder communication and operational support experience
- Willingness to participate in on-call rotation
Preferred Skills
- Experience with PySpark, Polars, and data engineering frameworks
- Knowledge of data lineage, impact analysis, and object-based data modeling
- Experience troubleshooting pipeline performance and downstream data issues
- Utility or Grid Resiliency domain experience
About Trident Consulting
Trident Consulting is an award-winning staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Ramon, CA. Since 2005, we’ve partnered with Fortune 500 and high-growth companies to deliver high-quality talent across technology, engineering, business operations, and professional services.
We specialize in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements, supporting roles across IT, data & analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, finance & accounting, HR, operations, and more. With a strong focus on hard-to-fill and niche positions, our global recruiting engine enables us to deliver speed, quality, and scale.