AI/ML Engineer, Senior
Booz Allen Hamilton10 hours ago
Base Salary
$99k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement NLP, LLM, deep learning, generative AI, and computer vision models aligned with mission requirements.
- Build and optimize scalable data pipelines for model training, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
- Develop production-grade APIs, microservices, automation frameworks, distributed systems, and cloud-native or edge-deployed AI services.
- Integrate AI/ML capabilities into operational environments with attention to security, reliability, observability, and performance.
- Conduct model optimization, tuning, versioning, and A/B testing.
- Collaborate with engineering, mission subject-matter experts, and product teams to define technical approaches.
- Prepare technical documentation, contribute to design reviews, and support accreditation and security processes in classified environments.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience developing machine learning models, such as NLP, LLM, computer vision, deep learning, generative AI, or reinforcement learning.
- At least 5 years of experience developing AI/ML capabilities in a microservice stack.
- Experience developing or maintaining production-grade APIs, microservices, or distributed systems.
- Experience with data-processing frameworks and scientific-computing libraries including NumPy, Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn.
- Experience designing, configuring, or deploying software systems in operational environments.
- Experience with CI/CD tooling, source control such as GitLab, and containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes.
- Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph examination.
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
- Preferred experience includes GPU programming with CUDA or RAPIDS, AWS model containerization in classified environments, LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, grounding, hallucination mitigation, MLOps platforms, distributed training, hybrid cloud environments, automated testing, and model evaluation frameworks.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree in Computer Science, AI/ML Engineering, Data Science, or a related STEM field, and AI/ML, cloud, or solution architecture certifications.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits are offered.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care benefits are available.
- Recognition awards are provided for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.
- Regular full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for the company’s benefit programs, with limited offerings for those below the threshold.
- The position is onsite in Aurora, Colorado; remote work is listed as not available.
- The role may involve classified environments, security investigations, TS/SCI access requirements, and a potential polygraph examination.
Tech Stack
AWSAzureDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesNumPyPandasPythonPyTorchRustScalascikit-learnTensorFlow
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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).