Senior Architect

Surgence

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Architect to serve as the technical authority responsible for designing, scaling, and evolving our Palantir Foundry platform and broader SaaS architecture. This role combines deep hands-on expertise with strategic architectural leadership across data platforms, ontology design, integrations, workflow applications, AI-enabled solutions, and operational excellence. As a team member at Surgence, you’ll be signing up for a rocket ride on the latest technology with the best teammates. Bring your big brain energy and your builder mindset. We provide the rocket fuel.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in data architecture, platform engineering, backend systems, or technical leadership roles strongly preferred.
  • 5+ years of hands-on Palantir Foundry experience in production environments strongly preferred.
  • Industry experience in healthcare, especially healthcare supply chain, logistics, and/or operations strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience designing and scaling enterprise data platforms and distributed systems.
  • Expertise in ontology-driven data modeling, data engineering, workflow automation, system integrations, and operational pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of multi-tenant SaaS architecture, security, and role-based access control frameworks.
  • Experience supporting AI-enabled solutions, machine learning workflows, and AI-assisted development practices.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and Foundry-related development paradigms.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy, mentor engineers, and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
  • Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end architecture of the Palantir Foundry platform, including data ingestion, integrations, ontology design, application frameworks, workflow automation, and production operations.
  • Lead architectural decisions for complex, cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple business units and technical domains.
  • Translate business objectives into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical roadmaps.
  • Establish standards and best practices for ontology-driven modeling, data engineering, application development, integrations, monitoring, and operational support.
  • Design and optimize batch and real-time data pipelines, third-party integrations, data quality frameworks, reconciliation processes, and observability solutions.
  • Serve as the organization's Foundry subject matter expert across ontology design, transform pipelines, data products, application development, lineage, and platform capabilities.
  • Ensure platform security, reliability, performance, scalability, tenant isolation, role-based access controls, auditability, monitoring, and production readiness.
  • Act as the primary escalation point for critical technical and platform-related issues.
  • Define and oversee architectural patterns for AI and machine learning capabilities, including intelligent automation, model inference workflows, and human-in-the-loop processes.
  • Promote AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices to improve productivity, quality, testing, and documentation.
  • Establish enterprise architecture standards, governance frameworks, and engineering guardrails.
  • Provide technical leadership, architecture reviews, mentorship, and guidance to engineering and delivery teams.
  • Support technical hiring, onboarding, and capability development across the organization.

Benefits

  • 10% Annual Performance Bonus
  • Health, Life, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • PTO, Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays
  • 401K Company Match
  • Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
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