Data Engineer - Palantir

Capgemini
City of London
1 month ago
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Overview

The Cloud Data Platforms team is part of the Insights and Data Global Practice and focuses on driving customers' digital and data transformation using modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure and GCP). The team includes Data Engineers, Platform Engineers, Solutions Architects and Business Analysts.


Hybrid working: The places you work from will vary by role and business needs and will be a blend of Company offices, client sites and home, noting you will not be able to work at home 100% of the time.


Your Role

We are looking for strong Palantir Data Engineers who are passionate about cloud technology.


Your work will be to:



  • Design and build data engineering solutions and support the planning and implementation of data solutions.
  • Work with clients and local teams to deliver modern data products and build relationships.
  • Use Palantir data-focused reference architecture, design and build data solutions.
  • Analyse current business practices, processes and procedures and identify opportunities for leveraging Palantir services with effective metrics and monitoring.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to translate business problems into operational improvements and end-user solutions.
  • Work with large-scale, complex datasets to solve business problems and drive insight at pace.

Your Skills And Experience

  • Experience developing enterprise-grade data pipelines and applying data engineering best practices (coding practices, unit testing, version control, code review).
  • Ability to work with Solution Architect, Product Owner and Business users to understand requirements and deliver Palantir data solutions; strong experience with Palantir Data Engineering features (Code Repo, Code Workbook, Pipeline Builder, migration techniques, Data Connection and Security setup).
  • Developing data integration pipelines, transformations, pipeline scheduling, Ontology, and applications in Palantir Foundry.
  • Design, develop and deploy Palantir data solutions with PySpark and Spark SQL for data transformations.
  • Experience designing and building interactive data applications with Ontology, actions, functions, object views, indexing, data health and expectations, and developing parameterized, interactive dashboards in Quiver.
  • Desirable: Palantir Foundry Amplify data engineering certification and experience with CI/CD, deploying Palantir data solutions to Cloud (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud); hands-on with Python, SQL and cloud provisioning tools.

Your Security Clearance

To be appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked about your security clearance eligibility, including country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.


What does ‘Get The Future You Want' mean for you?

You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first approach embeds hybrid working and flexible arrangements as a day-to-day reality. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress with Capgemini’s learning-for-life mindset, offering training and development opportunities and access to courses and certifications.


Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. By joining Capgemini you’ll be part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts, working to transform how technology can help reimagine what's possible. You’ll gain experiences and connections to shape your future and have opportunities to learn from colleagues and pursue growth.


About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner helping organisations accelerate their digital and sustainable transition, with a workforce of around 340,000 in 50+ countries. Capgemini delivers end-to-end services from strategy and design to engineering, driven by capabilities in AI, cloud and data, together with industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.


Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Information Technology

Industries

  • IT Services and IT Consulting

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