Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

Remote: Must reside in or near Los Angeles, CA - Will need to go onsite occasionally Reports to: Echo  Direct reports: None. Delta’s provide performance feedback on other engineers and participate in company peer mentorship program.  Travel: 0-10%    The Role  The Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Sr FDE) serves as the technical lead responsible for the architecture, ontology design, application delivery, operational support, and overall platform health of SCE's PSPS CDP and WiSDM Foundry environments. The Sr FDE partners directly with utility stakeholders, operational users, and engineering teams to deliver and sustain mission-critical operational capabilities supporting wildfire mitigation, Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) operations, and regulatory reporting requirements.    The Senior FDE independently owns complex implementation efforts from design through production support, mentors junior engineers, and ensures solutions remain scalable, supportable, and aligned to enterprise governance standards.    Key Responsibilities  Design, implement, and maintain ontology-driven applications within Palantir Foundry supporting PSPS operations and utility decision making  Develop and enhance Workshop applications, operational dashboards, workflows, and actions used by field operations, customer operations, and executive leadership  Design and govern enterprise ontology objects, relationships, and business logic supporting multiple operational use cases  Implement and maintain data pipelines integrating SAP, OMS, GIS, weather, customer, and operational systems  Support production operations, incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis during critical operational events  Participate in operational readiness exercises, tabletop events, and production support activities  Collaborate with stakeholders to translate operational requirements into scalable Foundry solutions  Develop governance processes supporting ontology lifecycle management, object reuse, and platform scalability  Support deployment promotion, release management, testing coordination, and environment governance  Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, architecture diagrams, and support procedures  Mentor engineers on ontology design, Workshop development, operational architecture, and Foundry best practices    Preferred Qualifications  Deep expertise with Palantir Foundry Ontology Manager, Workshop, Actions, Pipeline Builder, and operational application development  6+ years of software engineering or systems integration experience  Experience supporting production operational platforms with strict uptime and response requirements  Experience with Python, TypeScript, or Java within Foundry development workflows  Familiarity with utility operations, wildfire mitigation, public safety operations, outage management, asset management, customer operations, or regulatory reporting environments  Experience designing enterprise ontologies and governing reusable data models across multiple applications  Experience integrating ERP, GIS, operational, and enterprise systems into Foundry  Experience supporting utility, energy, infrastructure, emergency management, public safety, or other operational environments  Experience participating in on-call rotations or supporting mission-critical production systems  Strong understanding of operational governance, release management, and platform support models  Ability to own full feature lifecycle: architecture → build → test → deployment  Additional Preferred Experience  Experience supporting Palantir Foundry implementations exceeding 50+ ontology objects and multiple operational applications  Experience conducting ontology reviews, governance assessments, and platform architecture evaluations  Experience working directly with executive stakeholders, operations teams, and enterprise architecture organizations    About PVM & Benefits  At PVM, we mean it when we say we value diversity. As a PVM team member, you will work with people from all different backgrounds that are passionate about the problems we solve for our customers and are focused on delivering value for our clients. Our culture encourages problem solving, leadership, and innovation, and creates an environment that will support your professional and personal growth. Here are a few highlights of the advantages of being a part of the PVM community:  Opportunities for growth and advancement  Tuition/Training reimbursement  Peer bonus program  Remote and on-site positions available  Unlimited PTO  Flexible work schedule    PVM delivers digital services that help government agencies unlock the power of their data for good and maximize the value of their technology investments. We design, develop, and deploy solutions to solve mission-critical problems. PVM is a black- and service-disabled veteran-owned small business and was founded by a retired Naval officer out of frustration with the status quo with one goal in mind: to help his fellow Shipmates solve the problems they were facing every day. Today, we continue to be driven by that same goal and are focused on taking on our clients’ missions as our own to make a difference in the communities we serve. PVM believes in equal opportunity employment. We won't discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, gender, nationality, age, religion, disability, military status, or sexual orientation. As a company and as individuals, we're committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for our team, our family members, and our clients.

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