Cognitive AI Engineer SWE

Big Bear.ai is seeking a Cognitive AI Engineer SWE to design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications and data pipelines for reconciling requested versus deployed infrastructure in mission-focused environments.

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications across frontend and backend systems
• Build and maintain ETL workflows that reconcile requested infrastructure with infrastructure actually deployed
• Develop scalable, reliable data ingestion and processing capabilities
• Use AI and machine learning tools to accelerate data analysis, prototype solutions, and improve engineering workflows
• Integrate data products and analytical results into user-focused applications and visualizations
• Collaborate with full-stack engineers, data specialists, subject matter experts, and organizational stakeholders
• Identify discrepancies, policy violations, and deviations from approved infrastructure best practices
• Drive features from initial concept through implementation, testing, deployment, and continued improvement

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience developing data pipelines, ETL workflows, or data processing applications
• Experience with Kafka and streaming analytics
• Working knowledge of relational databases
• Demonstrated ability to use AI/ML tools to accelerate data analysis and engineering solution development
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical and mission-focused teams
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
  , or additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree

• Python
• Kafka
• Streaming analytics
• Relational databases
• ETL
• AI
• Machine learning

• Hands-on experience supporting production cyber network operations capabilities
• Experience analyzing cybersecurity datasets, including network traffic and operating system events
• Understanding of end-to‑end SIGINT collection and analysis systems
• Familiarity with Click House
• Exposure to related domains such as dataflow, data science, mission analytics, or operational technology environments

• Level 0: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Level 1: 3+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree, or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Level 2: 8+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree, or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Level 3:
  12+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree, or 10+ years of experience and a master’s degree

• Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
• Onsite