Job Description
An Insight Global client in the Houston area is seeking a Senior Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer to serve as the organizational authority on ontology design, modeling, and management within the Foundry platform. This individual will lead the strategic development and ongoing evolution of our Foundry Ontology, ensuring object types, link types, and actions are modeled correctly, consistently, and in alignment with business processes. The ideal candidate brings deep ontology expertise paired with strong data governance experience to ensure our ontology layer is scalable, well-governed, and drives reliable downstream applications. Additionally, this person will lead the design, implementation, and continuous refinement of the enterprise Ontology within Palantir Foundry, including object types, properties, link types, and composite object structures. Lastly, this person will architect ontology structures that accurately represent business domains while optimizing performance in downstream applications such as Workshop, and AIP Analyst. This is a full time opportunity and the anticipated salary will range from $160,000 - $180,000 depending on years of experience.
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Required Skills & Experience
· 7+ years of experience in data engineering, data modeling, or platform architecture, with at least 3 years of hands-on Palantir Foundry experience focused on the Ontology layer.
· Demonstrated expertise in Foundry ontology constructs: object types, link types, Actions, interfaces, ontology sync configurations, and the Ontology SDK.
· Strong proficiency in Foundry transforms (PySpark, SQL) and the data connection framework, with a clear understanding of how backing datasets flow into the Ontology.
· Proven track record of designing enterprise-scale ontologies that support multiple downstream applications (Workshop, AIP Analyst, and others).
· Experience with ontology-level permissions including Organizations, Markings, restricted properties, and object-level security.
· Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex ontology modeling decisions into clear business rationale for stakeholders and leadership.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.