MSS Developers (Various Locations)

Team: Data Management and Governance

Location: Peterson Space Force Base, CO, Camp Smith, HI, Arlington, VA, Doral, FL, Falls Church, VA, Fort Meade, MD, MacDill AFB, FL, O'Fallon, IL, Offut AFB, NE, Stuttgart, Germany, Tampa, FL, Washington, D.C.

Commitment: Regular

Workplace Type: onsite

Job Description

Build Mission-Critical Analytics and Applications 
• Build and maintain operator-facing dashboards, applications, and decision surfaces aligned to J7 mission workflows
• Create intuitive, self-service capabilities that empower operators to explore data independently
• Build automated workflows that deliver timely insights to stakeholders across the directorate 
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across all MSS deliverables 
Drive Hands-On Platform Engineering 
• Develop and maintain data pipelines, ontology, and access controls on MSS and the underlying Palantir stack
• Integrate external data sources into a well-modeled data foundation
• Ensure AI/AIP workflows have a well-modeled data foundation and that model outputs are surfaced in operationally useful ways
• Partner with mission leaders to understand analytical needs and translate requirements into technical solutions 
Enable Data-Driven Decision Making 
• Create compelling data visualizations that communicate complex insights to diverse audiences 
• Build interactive tools that allow operators to drill down into data and explore different scenarios
• Design alerting and monitoring systems that proactively identify mission opportunities and risks
• Collaborate with teams to establish KPIs and success metrics that drive mission performance
Optimize Platform Performance 
• Develop efficient data models and query optimization strategies for fast, reliable reporting Implement caching and aggregation strategies to ensure optimal dashboard and application performance 
• Build scalable MSS solutions that can handle growing data volumes and user bases
• Provide day-to-day operator support and escalate complex platform issues to senior engineers as appropriate
Foster Analytics Excellence 
• Contribute reusable platform content, including ontology patterns, dashboard templates, and integration recipes, to support continuous curriculum refresh Document data sources, metrics definitions, and analytical methodologies for organizational knowledge
• Support validation of the FDE&T model for potential extension to additional Combatant Commands, Service components, and functional commands
• Stay current with MSS/Palantir technologies and advocate for new tools and approaches that improve mission analytics 

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a quantitative discipline; extensive Palantir experience will substitute. 
• 4+ years of software or data engineering experience (data analysis or data science experience considered), including 1.5+ years hands-on with Palantir Foundry, Gotham, AIP, or MSS
• Demonstrated experience building dashboards, applications, or pipelines for operational end users 
• Working proficiency in ontology design, pipeline authoring using PySpark, Code Repositories, or Pipeline Builder 
• Active US government security clearance

Preferred Skills

• Prior Palantir FDE/FDSE or comparable customer-embedded role
• Hands-on MSS experience AIP agent or large language model workflow exposure
• Familiarity with DoD data environments and classified networks
• Prior Combatant Command support
• Solid Python and SQL skills with familiarity in JavaScript/TypeScript 

Working Conditions

Must be able to work onsite in a SCIF

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.