Mission Systems Engineer – Foundry Pipelines, Operator Apps

Company: Jobtailor
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Location: London
Job Description:

  • Work with defence and security users to understand situational-awareness and force-protection needs
  • Scope solutions for operational requirements
  • Design, build, and deploy Palantir Foundry data pipelines, ontology models, and operator-facing applications
  • Integrate live intelligence into existing workflows, common operating pictures, and command-and-control tooling
  • Build and tune custom widgets for user needs
  • Own solutions end to end from whiteboard through deployment and operations
  • Debug infrastructure, networking, and application issues across the stack
  • Work in restricted, disconnected, or on-premise environments
  • Advise customer engineers and operators technically
  • Incorporate customer feedback into the product
  • Travel to customer sites and operations centres in Europe approximately 25% to 75% of the time

Requirements

  • Strong engineering background in computer science, software engineering, mathematics, physics, or an equally technical field
  • Hands-on Palantir Foundry experience with pipelines, ontology, Compute Modules, Code Repositories, Workbooks, and application development
  • Fluency in at least one of Python, Java, SQL, TypeScript, JavaScript, Bash, or Go
  • Three or more years of professional software or forward-deployed / solutions engineering experience shipping systems into production
  • Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar platform architectures and data models
  • Experience with containers such as Docker or Podman
  • Experience with orchestration using Kubernetes or OpenShift
  • Solid Linux, networking, and on-premise fundamentals
  • Willingness to travel and work on site in secure customer facilities
  • Candidates must have the right to work in the EU, or be UK-based
  • Security clearance required
  • Ease working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Nice to have: experience in classified, air-gapped, or disconnected environments; defence, intelligence, national-security, or emergency-management background; geospatial platforms such as Esri or ArcGIS; command-and-control systems; front-end frameworks; NATO and national defence accreditation and compliance; a second European language

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing, building, and deploying Palantir Foundry data pipelines and applications, with a strong engineering background in software development and the ability to integrate live intelligence into operational workflows. Proficient in collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders while ensuring compliance with security standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

  • Palantir Foundry Experience
  • Python Programming
  • Kubernetes Orchestration
  • Security Clearance
  • Solutions Engineering

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

  • Data Pipeline Development
  • Ontology Modeling
  • Application Development
  • SQL Programming
  • Java Programming
  • TypeScript Programming
  • JavaScript Programming
  • Bash Scripting
  • Go Programming
  • Linux Fundamentals

Soft Skills

  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Customer Feedback Integration
  • Problem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

  • Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

  • Defence
  • Intelligence
  • National Security
  • Emergency Management
  • NATO Compliance

Tools & Technologies

  • Docker
  • Podman
  • OpenShift
  • Command-and-Control Systems
  • Geospatial Platforms

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Posted: September 11th, 2026