Data Engineer, Senior

BigBear.ai

Washington, USonsitePosted Jul 15, 2026
Posting intelligenceActively listedReposted 3×, possible evergreen/ghost posting

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About the role

Overview:

BigBear.ai is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to conduct design, implement, and operate data management systems for intelligence needs. The successful candidate will design how data will be stored, accessed, used, integrated, and managed by different data regimes and digital systems. An employee in this position will work with data users to determine, create, and populate optimal data architectures, structures, and systems.

This position will be based out of Washington, D.C. or the greater National Capital Region (NCR). This is an opportunity to get in on the “ground level” of a new and exciting program with a critical Department of War (DoW) customer. An active TS/SCI (w/poly is highly desired).

What you will do:

Plan, design, and optimize data throughput and query performance.

Participate in the selection of backend database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, HPC, etc.), their configuration and utilization, and the optimization of the full data pipeline infrastructure to support the actual content, volume, ETL, and periodicity of data to support the intended kinds of queries and analysis to match expected responsiveness.

What you need to have:

Must possess a TS/SCI clearance with a poly (or ability to obtain)

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field

Minimum of 8 years of experience supporting analysis using data engineering, with at least a portion of experience within the last 2 years

Deep experience using various data engineering tools and technologies (SQL, NoSQL, HPC, etc.) and of the ETL process, especially as it pertains to US Government customer systems

What we'd like you to have:

Current poly

Master’s degree in data science, data engineering, computer science, mathematics, or another related field (an additional 5 years of experience may be substituted for this requirement)

At least 12 years of experience supporting analysis using data engineering, with at least a portion of experience within the last 2 years

Experience working creating products for Object Based Intelligence purposes

Experience within the DoW and/or the US Intelligence Community

About BigBear.ai:

BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.

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