Windows Systems Engineer - US Government

A World-Changing Company

Palantir builds the worlds leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.

The Role

Palantirs impact and productivity in the US Government (USG) space depends on our ability to provide world class Information Systems (IS) to Palantirians. As a Windows System Engineer, you will streamline and secure our Windows infrastructure. You are an analytical thinker and enjoy troubleshooting issues and finding creative technical solutions. You will make data-driven decisions ensuring that we build systems that resolve and proactively address common issues before they impact end users. You automate yourself out of mundane tasks to focus on making a larger impact. You have strong customer service skills and a customer-driven mindset.

We are looking for people who are detail oriented, highly adaptive and enjoy contributing to a dynamic team environment. If you love solving difficult engineering problems, pushing the boundaries of industry standards, and are passionate about redefining endpoint systems engineering, join our team. We've been waiting for you.

Core Responsibilities

• Architect, configure, and troubleshoot Windows Servers/workstation configurations.
• Working with and Managing Windows Active Directory, Group Policy, and SCCM.
• Ensure compliance of current Information Assurance (IA) policies, concepts, and measures when designing, procuring, adopting, and developing new IS.
• Continuously improve user workstation experiences through OS and application optimizations, automation, and streamlined processes.
• Automate and deploy OS/Security/Application patches across the infrastructure.
• Apply modern configuration management practices to endpoint management.
• Proactively monitor and measure workstation performance to detect trends and catch problems before users are impacted.

What We Value

• 3+ years hands-on experience Windows platform management at scale. Additional Linux experience a plus.
• Ability to leverage the Secure Host Baseline to build, manage and deploy window desktop images.
• Extensive knowledge of workstation management tooling such as SCCM.
• Coding/scripting fluency in at least one language, and a commitment to automating solutions.
• Experience with information security frameworks such as device encryption, anti-virus tooling, digital certificates, security policies etc.
• Familiarity with fundamentals such as AD, DNS, DHCP, firewall, VPN, and PKI, as well as DISA STIGs.
• Comfortable with modern configuration management tooling (SCCM, Chef, Puppet, PowerShell DSC).

Requirements

• Active US DOD Secret or Higher Security Clearance