AI Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Arlington, VA
Salary
$77,600–$176,000 / yr
Posted
71 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Sep 30, 2026

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $127k
$60k most similar roles pay here $243k

This role pays less than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $149,262–$214,931 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $127k versus about $182k 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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At a glance

TL;DR · AI Engineer

As an AI Engineer on the Global Defense team, you will train, test, deploy, and maintain models that learn from data to solve mission-critical problems across enterprise and mission environments. You will architect, build, and deploy intelligent, agentic solutions that function across legacy infrastructure and modern platforms while collaborating with senior architects and business stakeholders. Your daily work involves applying machine learning algorithms to conduct statistical analyses on business processes. The role requires proficiency in LLMs, RAG pipelines, AI agents, and prompt engineering using frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex. You will utilize tools such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and containerization technologies while developing backend services and RESTful APIs. Required technical skills include experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, along with a Secret clearance to support the specific requirements of the defense domain.

What does a AI Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $246150 from 70 postings across 3 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Train, test, deploy, and maintain machine learning models that learn from data.
  • Architect, build, and deploy intelligent, agentic solutions across legacy and modern platforms.
  • Develop AI-enabled features using LLMs, embeddings, and third-party APIs like OpenAI or Anthropic.
  • Build and consume RESTful APIs for backend services.
  • Implement RAG pipelines and utilize frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex.
  • Manage application containerization and deploy models on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Maintain clean, reusable code while following standard code review practices and documentation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree required; Computer Science or Engineering degrees are preferred.
  • Active Secret security clearance is required.
  • Experience in machine learning engineering within software or data engineering roles.
  • Experience building AI features using LLMs, embeddings, and third-party APIs like OpenAI or Anthropic.
  • Experience with prompt engineering and LLM frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex.
  • Experience with application containerization and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience developing backend services and building or consuming RESTful APIs.
  • Ability to follow code review practices and maintain clean, documented, and reusable code.

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