# Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - UK Government

**Company:** [Palantir](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/palantir)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Java, Go, Python, JavaScript, Bash, Monitoring, Alerting, Configuration Management, Distributed Systems, Load Balancing, Observability, Palantir Foundry, Palantir Apollo
**Posted:** 2026-08-31

> Forward-deployed infrastructure engineer supporting, deploying, and improving scalable Palantir services for UK government customers. The role requires strong coding, production troubleshooting, automation, and eligibility for UK Security Clearance.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Support and operate Palantir software, including monitoring and alerting, configuration management, and upgrades.
- Deploy Palantir products at customer sites and migrate them to newer infrastructure types.
- Debug, improve, and optimize services and infrastructure for long-term reliability and scalability.
- Automate workflows, processes, and runbooks to reduce manual operations.
- Troubleshoot production issues and participate in an on-call schedule.
- Develop solutions in Palantir Foundry and Apollo to address infrastructure challenges.

## Requirements
- Strong engineering background; preferred fields include Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.
- Strong coding proficiency in Java, Go, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
- Confidence troubleshooting complex systems using observability tools and service logs.
- Familiarity with large-scale production systems and technologies such as load balancing, monitoring, distributed systems, and configuration management.
- Ability to work autonomously in a rapidly changing environment and collaborate effectively across functions.
- Active UK Security Clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain it.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience identifying and automating highly manual tasks.
- Experience supporting critical production systems and working with forward-deployed or product teams.

## Compensation
- Compensation details were not provided.

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