AI/ML Engineer, Senior
Booz Allen Hamilton6 hours ago
Base Salary
$99k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement NLP, LLM, generative AI, deep learning, computer vision, and other AI/ML models.
- 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 identify needs and define technical approaches.
- Prepare technical documentation, contribute to design reviews, and support customer-driven requirements.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience developing ML models such as NLP or LLM, computer vision, deep learning, generative AI, or reinforcement learning.
- Experience developing AI/ML capabilities in a microservice stack and developing or maintaining production APIs, microservices, or distributed systems.
- Experience with data processing frameworks and scientific computing libraries such as NumPy, Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn.
- Experience designing, configuring, or deploying software systems in operational environments.
- Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
- 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, MLOps, distributed training, hybrid cloud, automated testing, model evaluation, CI/CD, GitLab, Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree in computer science, AI Engineering, ML Engineering, Data Science, or a STEM field, or AI/ML, Cloud, or Solution Architecture certifications.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits are offered to eligible employees.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, and recognition awards are available.
- Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for the company’s benefit programs, with select offerings for others.
- The role is onsite in Alexandria, Virginia, with additional locations in Dayton, Ohio, and Springfield, Virginia; occasional work at company or customer facilities may be required.
- The position is not remote.
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).