Lead AI and ML Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Huntsville, AL
Salary
$112,800–$257,000 / yr
Posted
63 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Oct 8, 2026

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $219k
This role $185k
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This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $192,050–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $185k versus about $219k for comparable roles.

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 802 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 783 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead AI and ML Engineer

As an AI and ML Engineer, Lead, you will join a cross-functional team to design and implement innovative AI solution architectures that address complex business problems while adhering to ethical considerations and organizational goals. You will be responsible for developing scalable software from scratch, building robust data pipelines, and creating scripts to process structured and unstructured data for machine learning workflows. The role involves mentoring staff in technical competencies and managing the deployment of models at enterprise scale. Key technologies include Python, TypeScript, Spark, Databricks, Alteryx, and Snowflake, with additional experience in Palantir Foundry or AWS RDS is beneficial. This position requires a TS/SCI clearance to solve intricate problems involving real-time data streaming and automated model training pipelines within a high-stakes environment requiring significant autonomy and creative problem-solving.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement AI solution architectures and strategies to solve complex client business problems.
  • Develop, operationalize, and maintain complex machine learning applications at an enterprise scale.
  • Build scalable data pipelines, including ETL/ELT workflows and model training and deployment pipelines.
  • Create software for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data for ML workflows.
  • Write scripts to convert various data types into usable formats to support project teams.
  • Develop scalable solutions from scratch using programming languages like Python or TypeScript.
  • Mentor and supervise employees in both company procedures and technical competencies.

What we're looking for

  • TS/SCI clearance is required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or Mathematics is required.
  • 3+ years of experience in a professional technical work environment is required if no degree is held.
  • 3+ years of experience in application development, AI/ML engineering, software engineering, or data science.
  • 3+ years of experience designing, developing, operationalizing, and maintaining complex software or machine learning applications at enterprise scale.
  • 1+ year of experience creating software for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data for machine learning workflows.
  • 1+ year of experience building scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, or model training and deployment pipelines.
  • Ability to code and develop scalable solutions from scratch using Python or TypeScript.

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