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Palantir· HQ in 1200 17th Street, Floor 15, Denver, Colorado 80202

Offensive Security Engineer

Location: Multi-Location (2 Locations) · Category: Engineering & Development · Seniority: Mid-Level · Posted: August 14, 2026 · Verified: Sep 27, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This role probes Palantir's products, infrastructure, and cloud environment like a real attacker, testing internal applications and chaining findings into realistic attack paths. The engineer will also develop agentic offensive security tooling using LLM-driven systems that encode operator tradecraft and apply it continuously. Additionally, the role coordinates third-party penetration testing engagements, scoping work with external firms and turning results into concrete remediation.
Source & Transparency: This position was structured directly from the publicly accessible career portal of Palantir. Details on the employer’s original job posting are authoritative. Polaris7 charges no placement fees and conducts no candidate screening.

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