Senior Foundry Developer in Washington, District of Columbia at National Capitol Contracting LLC
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Job Description
- Posted 03-Sep-2026 (EST)
- Washington, DC, USA
- 150,000-180,000 per year The compensation range listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, budget, market data, and relevant laws.
- Salary
- Full Time
This is an ONSITE position located at the Navy Yard, D.C.
Active Secret Clearance Required
National Capitol Contracting is seeking motivated, skilled, and innovative Foundry Developer II with experience in Foundry, Qlik, Databricks, Power BI, and Python. Our work directly contributes to strengthening the Navy's digital and operational capabilities, and successful candidates will benefit from substantial training, mentorship, and advancement opportunities. Successful candidates will be comfortable working with enterprise-scale systems, collaborating with senior Navy and appointed leadership, and developing tools and processes for a wide range of stakeholders.
NAVSEA-one of the Navy's six procurement commands and the organization responsible for both industrial operations and digital modernization-has partnered with National Capitol Contracting (NCC) on a congressionally funded data analytics initiative: the Naval Digital Logistics Acceleration (NDLA) program.
For experienced data professionals, this is a rare opportunity to have a measurable impact on national defense, collaborate across complex organizations, and deliver solutions that will shape a more resilient, datadriven Navy of the future.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy Palantir Foundry applications that deliver end-to-end operational value
- Build and optimize data pipelines and transform using Python within Foundry
- Integrate with external systems and APIs and manage data connections
- Implement automated testing
- Document technical designs and maintain knowledge artifacts in Foundry resource folders
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and translate them into technical designs
- Troubleshoot, optimize, and monitor performance and data quality
- Participate in code reviews; document solutions and follow best practices
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements
- Active Secret Clearance required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field OR 4+ years of additional experience in lieu of degree.
- 9+ years of data engineering experience, software development, or analytics engineering
- Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry (pipelines/transforms, data modeling/ontology concepts)
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- Proven experience building data pipelines and data models
NCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status, political affiliation, genetic information, or any other legally protected status or characteristic. E-Verify Employer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
NCC provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant that requires a reasonable accommodation, please email us and include position title.
Any conditional offer is contingent upon successful completion of background and credit check, as well as any government agency background investigation. This includes ability to obtain and maintain applicable government clearance.