Facility Security Officer

A World-Changing Company

Palantir builds the world’s 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

Palantir's impact and productivity in the US Government (USG) space depends on our ability to navigate the world of government and industrial security efficiently and responsibly. We're looking for a Facility Security Officer (FSO) who can both arbitrate policy and processes around personnel and clearances, and partner with our business leaders to plan for the future in support of our Department of Defense (DoD) mission.

As a FSO, you'll be part of our USG Security Team, which is responsible for managing our personnel clearance program and our secure facilities and systems. The team ensures compliance with security policies, regulations and processes within complex organizations, while also enabling Palantir to get people and resources where we need them most. In this role, you'll provide outstanding knowledge and customer service to the Palantirians who depend on you to help them push the business forward.

Our Facility Security Officers are tenacious, resourceful individuals who challenge conventional approaches to find better ways to navigate intricate bureaucracies. You'll implement important processes, reimagining and optimizing along the way to ensure faster outcomes that align with our customers' compliance requirements. 

• Daily execution of compliance across personnel and physical security programs within a given USG accredited facility.
• Responsible for mandatory USG reporting as it relates to our personnel, facility, and insider threat programs.
• Arbitrating policy and processes around personnel, clearances, and our facilities.
• Operate and optimize complex collateral, SCI, and SAP clearance application and collateral reinvestigation pipelines in order to scale and maintain Palantir's cleared workforce at pace with our USG business.

• Effective communication with a customer service oriented mentality.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, with a willingness to contribute across additional critical, cross-team functions and projects.
• Demonstrated capability to think creatively, and develop strategies and processes that maintain a strong security posture while enabling business outcomes.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time preferred, but not required.

• Active US DoD Top Secret or active Secret clearance, with eligibility and willingness to obtain a TS or TS/SCI.
• 3+ years experience in an AFSO or FSO capacity, possessing facility preferred.
• Expertise in navigating DISS, SWFT, e-QIP, ACCS and similar USG systems.
• Ability to be present onsite at a given facility within a 60-minute response time, with potential on call duties during after-hours, weekends, and holidays.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $82,000 – $149,000. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual’s relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign-on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long-term incentives.

Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians’ lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.

Benefits

•  Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance

•  Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance

•  Commuter benefits

•  Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based

•  2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)

•  10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year

•  Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events

•  Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents

•  Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation

•  Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child

•  Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401k plan

Life at Palantir

We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests, from your first interview to your longterm growth, rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians’ lives is just one of the ways we’re investing in our community. Learn more at Life at Palantir and note that our offerings may vary by region.

In keeping consistent with Palantir’s values and culture, we believe employees are “better together” and in-person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore, we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week), allowing our employees to strike the right trade-off for their personal productivity. Based on business need, there are a few roles that allow for “Remote” work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles, you must work from the state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.

If you want to empower the world's most important institutions, you belong here. Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.