Applied AI Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton1 month ago
Fort Meade, MD, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$99k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build, test, deploy, and operate end-to-end AI/ML pipelines and software for mission systems.
- Develop reproducible pipelines, automate operational workflows, and introduce tools that improve performance and reliability.
- Integrate LLMs and agentic workflows into software stacks and production systems.
- Support data flow optimization, monitoring, observability, and resilient mission execution across hybrid compute environments.
- Collaborate with AI model engineers, data engineers, cloud architects, and ISSEs on infrastructure and security integration.
- Evaluate emerging AI and ML frameworks, libraries, and toolchains.
Requirements
- Experience developing with Python or Rust.
- Experience with Git and with integrating LLMs or agentic workflows into software stacks.
- Experience with containerization or orchestration technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
- HS diploma or GED with 6+ years of software engineering or AI/ML engineering experience, or a bachelor's degree with 4+ years of such experience.
- TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph is required.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
- Recognition awards and access to Booz Allen employee benefit programs for eligible full-time and part-time employees.
- Onsite work in Fort Meade, Maryland, with potential travel to Booz Allen or customer facilities.
- The role may require up to 25% travel.
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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).