AI Engineer

AI Engineer

The Opportunity: 

As an experienced engineer, you know that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly Agentic AI and Generative AI, is transforming the world, including every aspect of the way businesses are run. We need your technical knowledge and problem-solving abilities to identify and develop opportunities for the use of AI agents to solve real-world business and operational problems that will help Booz Allen and its clients execute missions of national importance.

In this role, you will design and build new agentic AI products and offerings, integrating them into specific client missions, both within the enterprise business context and in operational use cases. You will collaborate with a community of research and experimentation leaders, software and IT operations engineers, AI and ML experts, data scientists, solution architects, systems engineers, and product owners to deliver world-class solutions that can scale to production. Your advanced solutioning skills and extensive technical expertise will help drive innovation that is applicable across multiple client domains.

Join us. The world can’t wait. 

You Have:  

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, including working on or leading teams to build customer-facing solutions and products
• Experience in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment, consisting of security engineers, data scientists, machine learning engineers, and designers
• Experience integrating LLMs or multi-modal models with applications or user interfaces
• Experience building RAG systems with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, or ChromaDB, and embedding models
• Experience with the development, deployment, or maintenance of AI agents or agentic solutions, including use of agentic frameworks such as LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or CrewAI
• Ability to optimize LLM performance through strategic prompt design and engineering
• Ability to distill complex technical concepts into easily understood summaries consumable by business leaders with a non-technical background
• Ability to be curious, motivated, and passionate for experimentation and continuous learning at the forefront of emerging technologies, approaches, and architectures
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:  

• 2+ years of experience working with modern AI capabilities in machine learning, including deep learning, and LLM frameworks
• Experience with AI-assisted development such as Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude Code
• Experience with Google agent-to-agent communication (A2A) and Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code or standup of cloud-based infrastructure and platform services, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience working with federal clients
• Possession of strong communication skills
• Secret clearance

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. 
 

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 $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (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

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

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.