Agentic AI Machine Learning Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton9 hours ago
Washington, DC, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$99k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, create, and implement complete AI and machine learning systems for defense and intelligence clients.
- Build production-grade ML solutions involving LLMs, agents, and complex automation frameworks.
- Train and deploy models across multiple modalities of data.
- Deploy and integrate production-grade ML models using cloud and container orchestration platforms.
- Connect agents to APIs, cloud platforms, and databases.
- Evaluate LLM performance and build observation layers for stakeholders.
- Design robust, scalable service-based software applications and assess architectural tradeoffs.
- Support ML operationalization, software deployment, and integration across mission environments.
- Deploy and manage data brokering solutions and contribute to client-facing project work and business development.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience as a machine learning engineer building production-grade ML solutions.
- At least 3 years of professional or academic data science or data research experience, including training or deploying multimodal models.
- At least 3 years of experience working in cloud environments, including AWS and Azure.
- At least 2 years of experience deploying and integrating production-grade ML models using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with large language models, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and AI agent frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, PydanticAI, or LlamaIndex.
- Experience evaluating LLM performance and building observation layers using tools such as Grafana, Langfuse, LangSmith, or Phoenix.
- Experience designing scalable service-based software applications and evaluating architectural tradeoffs.
- Bachelor’s degree required; a master’s degree is preferred.
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance; existing Secret clearance is preferred.
- Preferred experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, llama.cpp, vLLM, deep learning, computer vision, NLP, signal processing, Kafka, Redpanda, and Confluent.
- Preferred client engagement, client-facing project, business development, communication, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational experience.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with expectations to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility according to leadership and role needs.
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
- Recognition awards program and access to Booz Allen employee benefit programs for eligible employees.
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About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton builds and integrates software, analytics, AI, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions while providing engineering and consulting services, primarily for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civil government clients, with select commercial partnerships. Its business is largely government contracting and professional services delivering mission systems and cyber defense. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Booz Allen is a public company traded on the NYSE (ticker: BAH).