Principal, Data Engineer

Principal, Data EngineerL3Harris Enterprise Data and AI team is seeking a Data Architect with experience in managing enterprise-level data life cycle processes. This individual will play a critical role in shaping our data architecture, ensuring the integrity, scalability, and efficiency of our systems. This includes overseeing data ETL/ELT pipelines, ensuring adherence to data and architectural standards, maintaining data frameworks, and ensuring data consolidation in our ontology or semantic layer.

The selected individual will partner closely with development teams to design, review, and implement high quality data solutions within Palantir Foundry.This position will support the company's modern data platform, Unified Data Layer, focusing on data pipeline development and maintenance, data platform design, documentation, and user training. The goal is to ensure seamless access to data for all levels of the organization, empowering decision-makers with clean, reliable data.Essential Functions:Provide architectural oversight for the company's data platform and related initiatives, ensuring alignment with company standards and best practicesAssist development initiatives with design reviews, offering guidance on architecture and data modelingLead design reviews for proposed solutions, including data sourcing, data pipelines, data models, and ontology resources, providing actionable feedback to enhance design scalabilityAssist and develop architectural artifacts, perform requirements decomposition, and develop other documentation to support the software development lifecycle (SDLC)Support the SDLC process by participating in data architecture review sessions, reviewing proposed solutions for compliance with architectural standardsOversee and provide guidance for data pipelines, ensuring scalability, reusability, and performanceUtilize Palantir Foundry to perform data integration and ontology management to support big data analytics at scaleCollaborate with cross-functional teams to define data governance, metadata, and ontology standards, ensuring consistency and clarity across the data platform and enterpriseRemain current with emerging data technologies and frameworks to recommend improvements to the data platform architectureQualifications:Bachelor's Degree and minimum 12 years prior Palantir experience or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior Palantir experience In lieu of degree, minimum 16 years of prior Palantir experience5+ years of experience as a data architect or in a senior data engineering role, ideally supporting enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms4+ years of experience with Data Pipeline development or ETL tools such as Palantir Foundry, Azure Data Factory, SSIS or Python5+ Years of overall Data Integration experience in Palantir Foundry or similar data integration toolsPreferred Additional Skills:Hands on Experience with design, development of Data Pipelines in Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder or Code Repository, or similar technologies leveraging PySpark and Spark SQLExperience architecting Palantir Foundry platforms to enable Generative AI capabilities, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, and LLM integrationExperience with Palantir Foundry tools such as Ontology Manager, Compass, Code Repository, Solution Designer, OSDK, AI FDE, and AIP AnalystDemonstrated understanding of how Foundry's Ontology, operational workflows, and governed data assets enable AI-driven business and manufacturing solutionsFamiliarity with SDLC processes and architecture review or data governance board processesUnderstanding of BI (Business Intelligence) & DW (Data Warehouse) development methodologiesExperience with Python, Pandas, Databricks, JavaScript, Typescript or other scripting languagesExperience with AI tools such as OpenAI, Palantir AIP, Snowflake Cortex, or similarIn compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $153,000-$284,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $133,000-$247,000.

This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.