Consulting Data Engineer

London
2 weeks ago
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Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our growing London based Data & AI consulting client who specialist in providing best in class support to clients who use Palantir's Foundry, Gotham, and AIP as part of their architecture.

A large proportion of projects involve solving problems in the defence domain, so SC clearance is required, and we can only consider candidates eligible and willing to obtain this.

We're looking for data professionals who get excited about engaging with users to understand and break down complex novel problems, and design and deliver data solutions to solve important problems.

Prior experience in the Palantir AIP, Foundry and Gotham would be advantageous. Previous development experience in PySpark, Typescript and front end frameworks like React would also be advantageous.

As a Consultant Engineer your responsibilities will include

Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines and ETL processes to build data and action models to address the workflow needs.
Build and edit operational workflows, including front ends and decision-support toolsets, inclusive of native Palantir tooling and integrated front ends.
Collaborate with team members to implement AI and machine learning models against user problems.
Engage in continuous learning and developmentThis is a permanent position requiring onsite working in London with potential for 1 day remote working per week.

Does this sound like your next career move? Apply today!

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