Delta Air Lines — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Delta Air Lines is seeking a Lead Foundry Solutions Engineer to lead complex analytics, resource planning, and digital transformation initiatives. This role serves as a technical and project leader responsible for designing scalable Foundry solutions that enable advanced maintenance, reliability, operational, engineering, and workforce planning insights across Delta's fleet and TechOps organization.
The role serves as a lead on the Resource Planning & Operational Solutions team within the TechOps Business Performance Office. The Lead Engineer will be responsible for developing and scaling TechOps' enterprise resource planning capability and decision-support hub, enabling workforce forecasting, capacity planning, operational readiness, and data-driven decision making. This individual will also lead solution design and delivery for high-impact operational use cases across TechOps.
The Lead Engineer drives the end-to-end delivery of strategic analytics products and planning solutions by partnering with engineering, maintenance, operations, workforce planning, finance, and technology stakeholders. This individual translates complex business challenges into scalable decision-support platforms, establishes technical direction for Foundry applications and data models, and leads cross-functional teams to deliver measurable operational and financial value.
As a Lead Foundry Solutions Engineer, you will:
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale analytics applications and solutions within the Palantir Foundry ecosystem • Lead the development and evolution of enterprise resource planning, workforce forecasting, and capacity planning capabilities that support strategic and operational decision-making across TechOps • Serve as the technical lead for strategic initiatives, driving project execution from concept through implementation and adoption • Architect and optimize complex data pipelines, integrations, Ontology models, and application workflows that support maintenance and operational decision-making • Partner with engineering, maintenance, operations, workforce planning, finance, and technology leaders to develop data-driven solutions that improve aircraft reliability, operational performance, workforce effectiveness, resource utilization, and strategic planning outcomes • Evaluate and implement advanced analytics, AI/ML, automation, and application capabilities within Foundry to solve complex operational challenges • Lead cross-functional project teams and coordinate activities across multiple stakeholders without direct managerial authority • Provide technical leadership and guidance on Foundry best practices, data architecture, application design, and platform governance • Drive the development of scalable Workshop applications, operational dashboards, and decision-support tools that enable actionable insights • Establish standards for data quality, system reliability, maintainability, documentation, and solution performance • Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and architecture assessments to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and long-term supportability • Influence strategic decisions through analytical findings, business cases, and executive-level recommendations • Lead continuous improvement efforts focused on automation, platform optimization, technical debt reduction, and process transformation • Mentor and provide technical coaching to junior and mid-level team members while fostering a culture of innovation and knowledge sharing
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