Senior Data Engineer

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer

Job Type: Contract · Inside IR35

Location: Leeds — Hybrid- 2 to 3 days

Duration: 6 Months

Clearance Level Required for Role

SC Cleared ONLY

Job Summary

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS & MODERN WORK - Generative AI Engineering - Foundry APIs (Technical) Sr. Data Engineer/Sr. BI Developer-DA&A with Security Clearance Required : Yes

Senior data engineer with strong Foundry Palantir experience, ideally with prior NHSe exposure and ready UK SC clearance, responsible for designing and delivering scalable data and analytics solutions using Foundry and modern AI-driven approaches.

Candidate must have relevant experience of 8 to 12 Years.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and optimize data pipelines and data models within Palantir Foundry to support advanced analytics and BI reporting.

Implement Generative AI engineering solutions leveraging Foundry APIs and other modern AI frameworks to automate data workflows and insights.

Collaborate with DA&A, business applications, and modern work teams to translate business requirements into robust data engineering and BI solutions.

Develop and maintain high-quality, secure, and compliant data solutions suitable for UK public sector environments, ideally including NHSe exposure.

Ensure data quality, lineage, and governance across all engineered datasets and analytics products.

Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of data platforms and BI solutions in Foundry and related ecosystems.

Support integration of Foundry APIs with downstream applications, dashboards, and AI-driven tools.

Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure solutions meet UK SC and NHS-related standards.

Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior data engineers and BI developers within the DA&A practice.

Other Capabilities

Ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders in business applications and modern work domains.

Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on automation, reusability, and operational efficiency in data solutions.

Comfortable operating in secure, regulated environments and adapting solutions to public sector and healthcare contexts.

Strong communication skills to explain complex data and AI concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Proactive mindset for identifying opportunities to leverage Generative AI and Foundry capabilities to improve business outcomes.

Qualifications and Skills

Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer or Senior BI Developer within Data Automation & AI (DA&A) domains.

Hands-on expertise with Palantir Foundry, including data pipeline development, ontology design, and Foundry data applications.

Experience working with Foundry APIs and integrating them into business applications and modern work solutions.

Strong background in data engineering technologies (e.g., SQL, Python, distributed data processing, ETL/ELT tools).

Experience with BI development, dashboards, and reporting solutions aligned to enterprise data models.

Understanding of Generative AI concepts and practical implementation in data and analytics use cases.

Ideally, prior exposure to NHSe or UK healthcare data environments and associated governance requirements.

Ready or existing UK Security Clearance (SC) is highly desirable.