Lead II - Data Engineering - Palantir Foundry

Role description

Job Title: Data Engineer/ DevOps - Foundry Platform

Job Location: Bangalore

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In this role, you will be part of a growing, global team of data engineers, who collaborate in DevOps mode, to enable business with state-of-the-art technology to leverage data as an asset and to take better informed decisions.

The Enabling Functions Data Office Team is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting automated end-to-end data pipelines and applications on Enabling Function’s data management and analytics platform (Palantir Foundry, AWS and other components).

The Foundry platform comprises multiple different technology stacks, which are hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure or own data centers. Developing pipelines and applications on Foundry requires:

Proficiency in SQL / Scala / Python (Python required; all 3 not necessary)

Proficiency in PySpark for distributed computation

Proficiency in Foundry Pipeline, Ontology, Familiarity with Workshop App basic design/visual competency

Familiarity with common databases (e.g. Oracle, mySQL, Microsoft SQL). Not all types required

This position will be project based and may work across multiple smaller projects or a single large project utilizing an agile project methodology.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Tech / B.Sc./M.Sc. in Computer Science or related field and overall 6+ years of industry experience

Strong experience in Big Data & Data Analytics

Experience in building robust ETL pipelines for batch as well as streaming ingestion.

Experience with Palantir Foundry

Most important Foundry apps: Code Repository, Data Lineage and Scheduling, Ontology Manager, Contour, Object View Editor, Object Explorer, Quiver, Workshop, Vertex

Experience with Data Connection, external transforms, Foundry APIs, SDK and Webhooks is a plus

Interacting with RESTful APIs incl. authentication via SAML and OAuth2

Experience with test driven development and CI/CD workflows

Knowledge of Git for source control management

Agile experience in Scrum environments like Jira

Experience in visualization tools like Tableau or Qlik is a plus

Experience in Palantir Foundry, AWS or Snowflake is an advantage

Basic knowledge of Statistics and Machine Learning is favorable

Problem solving abilities

Proficient in English with strong written and verbal communication

Primary Responsibilities

o Responsible for designing, developing, testing and supporting data pipelines and applications

o Industrialize data pipelines

o Establishes a continuous quality improvement process to systematically optimize data quality

o Collaboration with various stakeholders incl. business and IT

Education

Bachelor (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Sciences or related fields

Professional Experience

5+ years of experience in system engineering or software development

3+ years of experience in engineering with experience in ETL type work with databases and Hadoop platforms.

Skills

|Data management / data structures|Must be proficient in technical data management tasks, i.e. writing code to read, transform and store data

XML/JSON knowledge

Experience working with REST APIs|

|Spark|Experience in launching spark jobs in client mode and cluster mode. Familiarity with the property settings of spark jobs and their implications to performance.|

|Application Development|Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and basic design/visual competency|

|SCC/Git|Must be experienced in the use of source code control systems such as Git|

|ETL |Experience with developing ELT/ETL processes with experience in loading data from enterprise sized RDBMS systems such as Oracle, DB2, MySQL, etc.|

|Authorization|Basic understanding of user authorization (Apache Ranger preferred)|

|Programming |Must be at able to code in Python or expert in at least one high level language such as Java, C, Scala.

Must have experience in using REST APIs|

|SQL |Must be an expert in manipulating database data using SQL. Familiarity with views, functions, stored procedures and exception handling.|

|IT Process Compliance|SDLC experience and formalized change controls

Working in DevOps teams, based on Agile principles (e.g. Scrum)

ITIL knowledge (especially incident, problem and change management)|

|Languages |Fluent English skills|

Specific information related to the position:

Physical presence in primary work location (Bangalore)

Flexible to work CEST and US EST time zones (according to team rotation plan)

Willingness to travel to Germany, US and potentially other locations (as per project demand)

Skills

data engineering,python,spark,palantir foundry,

About UST

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact - touching billions of lives in the process.