# Forward Deployed Engineer

Overview BigBear.ai is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to design, build, and deploy mission-driven data solutions in support of U.S. Army modernization efforts. This position is remote, with possibility of travel to client sites as required to support mission delivery and stakeholder engagement. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will operate at the intersection of mission operations, data engineering, and AI-enabled decision support. You will collaborate directly with Army stakeholders to translate operational needs into scalable Foundry-based solutions that drive real-world impact. As part of this role, you will have the opportunity to work with the latest Foundry platform features as we modernize and enhance the client’s data pipelines and ontology. This is an opportunity to work on complex national security challenges while shaping how advanced data platforms and AI capabilities are delivered to the warfighter. You will join a high-performing, mission-focused team that values ownership, technical excellence, and measurable outcomes. If you thrive in dynamic environments, enjoy solving complex problems, and want your work to directly support national defense priorities, thi

- **Id**: 1061296
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/bigbear-ai-holdings-inc-forward-deployed-engineer>
- **Role**: Solutions
- **Role family**: Solutions
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: inferred_company_offices
- **Hiring geo confidence**: inferred
- **Locations**: McLean, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-19T08:27:02Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-19
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T05:35:06Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 53
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3486
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Decision Intelligence

## Company

- **Id**: 34812
- **Name**: BigBear.ai
- **Domain**: bigbear.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/bigbear-ai-holdings-inc>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 6
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.167
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 16
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 117000
- **Max usd**: 226000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 540

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Platform Engineering** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 53

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-19T08:27:02Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 16
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.461
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 52
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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