AI Engineer, Senior
at Booz Allen Hamilton
Posted 3 days ago
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- Compensation
- $99,000 – $225,000 USD
- City
- Not specified
- Country
- United States
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As an AI Engineer on Booz Allen's national security team, you will build agentic AI systems, fine-tune models, and develop reinforcement learning environments to deliver AI-enabled solutions for federal government clients. You will lead technical teams, translate requirements to AI solutions, and collaborate with product teams, data engineers, and government stakeholders to implement mission-critical AI. The role requires experience with LLMs or Generative AI, knowledge of AI frameworks like LangGraph, MCP, or A2A, and the ability to map AI solutions to customer problems. You will contribute to a large community of AI engineers across the company and help transform government with AI.
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Job Description
The Opportunity:
As a programmer, you know that machine learning is critical to understanding and processing massive datasets. Your ability to conduct statistical analyses on business processes using ML techniques makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused solution. We need your technical knowledge and desire to problem-solve to support transforming the federal government with AI. As an AI Engineer on our national security team, you’ll build agentic systems, fine tune models, build RL environments, and make AI a reality for our clients.
In this role, you’ll contribute to the direction of mission-critical solutions by applying best-fit AI models and technologies. You’ll grow within a large community of AI engineers across the company and collaborate with product teams, data engineers, and government stakeholders to deliver world-class solutions to build agentic systems. Your skills and technical experience will help your clients navigate the landscape of AI algorithms, tools, and frameworks.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
Experience leading technical teams in the development of enterprise or government AI or ML systems
Experience engaging with non-technical leadership teams to communicate technical content and build requirements
Experience working with LLMs or Generative AI systems
Knowledge of AI frameworks, supporting tools, and design patterns such as LangGraph, MCP, or A2A
Knowledge of a scripting language
Ability to map AI solutions onto customer problems
Public Trust
Bachelor's degree in a Technology field such as Computer Science or Statistics
Nice If You Have:
Experience training generative AI systems
Experience deploying generative AI systems into production environments
Knowledge of Python
Ability to translate general user requirements into actionable tasks
Master's degree in a Technology field preferred
Cloud Certifications, such as AWS Certified AI Practitioner Certification
Vetting:
Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client; Public Trust determination is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Identity Statement
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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.
- If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
- If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
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Booz Allen is an advanced technology company delivering outcomes with speed for America’s most critical defense, civil, and national security priorities. We build technology solutions using AI, cyber, and other cutting-edge technologies to advance and protect the nation and its citizens. By focusing on outcomes, we enable our people, clients, and their missions to succeed—accelerating the nation to realize our purpose: Empower People to Change the World®.
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