Data Engineer, Staff

BigBear.ai

Full-time other-general
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Location
Washington, United States, United States
Posted
July 15, 2026

Job Description

Overview







BigBear.ai is seeking a 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 β€œground level” of a new and exciting program with a critical Department of War (DoW) customer.
All applicants must currently reside in the United States.







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, HP...