Automation Engineer

Job Title: Automation Engineer - Palantir Foundry
Job Description:
We are seeking a skilled Automation Engineer to join our team. This role focuses on building and maintaining automation solutions within Palantir Foundry, specifically around ontology-based tooling and networking data related to security.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain automation solutions in Palantir Foundry.
Implement ontology-based tooling and functionalities in Foundry, such as Workshop, Automate, Vertex, and Ontology Manager.
Manage data pipelines and code repositories in Foundry.
Develop automation scripts and applications using TypeScript for Foundry and Python for Apache Airflow.
Collaborate with security teams on networking data.
Utilize Apache Airflow for workflow automation.
Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Experience in automation engineering or data engineering.
Proficiency in Palantir Foundry.
Knowledge of ontology-based tooling (preferred but not required).
Proficiency in TypeScript for Foundry code repositories and ontology functions.
Proficiency in Python for Apache Airflow.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Additional Skills and Qualifications:
Understanding of networking data and security principles.
Experience with data integration and ETL tools.
Knowledge of Azure cloud platform.
Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
Experience with Palantir AIP and generative AI (valuable but not required).
Experience with Snowflake (low priority).

The position is part of a team that collaborates with client project teams in the development of CI/CD workflow automation capabilities using Azure DevOps (ADO)

Key skills needed:

• Expert level understanding of Azure and ADO concepts including:
o DO Pipelines (particularly yaml expressed pipelines)
o DO agents
o DO Repos
o zure Keyvault (AKV)
o zure Container Registry (ACR)
o zure Resource Manager (Endpoints and Service Principals)
o Teraform

• Experience in Creation and maintenance of ADO pipelines (emphasis on deployment activities)

• Experience with Azure CLIs

• Experience working in GIT Repo, creating, branching, tagging and committing code to a Repo

• Experience with CI/CD methodology and practices

• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience with shell scripting

• Experience with Ansible

• Experience with YAML and JSON file types and how variables are defined and recalled.

• Understanding/experience with JSON is a plus