over 6 years ago
Washington, DC, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$125k - $185k/yr
Responsibilities
- Maintain the availability of cloud and physical Linux servers powering the Palantir platform in air-gapped production environments.
- Design, deploy, and operate infrastructure using orchestration and monitoring platforms to support customer and product requirements.
- Collaborate with product teams on requirements and service-level objectives for deploying software into air-gapped environments.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve network and systems issues using observability and systems tools.
- Write scripts to automate routine operational tasks.
- Provide technical troubleshooting support for production issues and participate in a support on-call schedule.
Requirements
- Active security clearance is required.
- At least 4 years of Linux system administration experience is required, with RHEL or equivalent preferred.
- Experience with cloud hosting platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP and/or hardware-based environments is required.
- Familiarity with monitoring systems such as Prometheus and writing health checks is required.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Go, Python, JavaScript, or Bash is required.
- A strong engineering background is preferred, including fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.
- Experience with Docker or Podman and OpenShift or Kubernetes at scale is a plus.
- Preferred certifications include DOD 8570 IAT Level II or greater, CISSP, Security+, Linux+, or RHCE.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, voluntary life, basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance options are available.
- Commuter benefits and relocation assistance are provided.
- The role includes flexible paid time off, two weeks of paid year-end time off subject to team and business needs, and ten paid holidays.
- The benefits package includes supportive leave programs, paid parental leave, subsidized backup care, fertility and family-building benefits, and a new-child stipend.
- Employees may enroll in Palantir’s 401(k) plan.
- Palantir generally encourages in-office work; many teams offer hybrid work one or two days per week, while exceptional remote arrangements may be available based on business needs.
Tech Stack
Categories
Site Reliability
About Palantir
Palantir builds data-integration and AI-driven analytics platforms used by governments and large enterprises to run operations and make decisions. Its core products, including Gotham and Foundry (with Apollo for deployment), are sold via software subscriptions and implementation services. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Miami, it is NYSE-listed and deployed across defense, intelligence, healthcare, and industrial sectors.