Forward Deployed Security Engineer - US Government

The role

You will help Palantir software get Authorization to Operate (ATO) across several US Government customers. You will work on security architecture, policy interpretation, and documentation such as System Security Plans, and you will work with customers, engineers, and business development teams.

What you will do

• Achieve ATOs for Palantir software across multiple government customers with minimal oversight
• Provide customer service, policy expertise, and high-quality documentation
• Turn regulatory language (e.g. NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253) into technical requirements for developers and system engineers
• Write evidence artifacts such as System Security Plans (SSP) and architecture diagrams
• Represent Palantir and provide cybersecurity expertise in government assessments and audits
• Connect technical teams, executive leadership, and government partners, including advising C-Suite leaders on technical and compliance risks
• Partner with Business Development teams to develop security architecture plans

Required qualifications

• Active U.S. DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance, and willingness to upgrade and maintain a higher level of access
• Proven experience with cybersecurity in a US Government context
• Willingness and interest to travel as needed to customer sites
• Proficiency in interpreting and communicating government policy to a diverse audience
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying enterprise infrastructure and security solutions, including SIEM/SOAR platforms, across Linux, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud environments
• Ability to integrate security-as-code and automated compliance gating into CI/CD pipelines and GitHub workflows
• Experience designing, building and managing systems
• Ability to multitask under pressure, using time management and organizational skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to operate creatively within rigid government processes
• Experience with information security fundamentals and core technologies (e.g., authentication, encryption, networking, vulnerability scanning, audit logs)

Nice to have

• Ability to travel 25% of the time

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance
• Automatically covered by basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Flexible paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year, subject to team and business needs
• 10 paid holidays per calendar year
• Leave of absence program, including time off for military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
• Fertility and family building benefits, including adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
• Stipend for expenses that come with a new child
• 401k plan

Before you apply

• Requires an active U.S. DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance
• Offers in-person work encouraged; some teams offer hybrid options (work from home a day or two a week)

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, used by partners to develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, and locate missing children. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.