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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
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As an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer, Senior, you will work directly with mission users to capture multi-step workflows and translate them into effective AI-enabled capabilities for cyber and intelligence analysts. You will design and implement solutions including LLM-powered workflows, agent-based automation, and hybrid approaches to streamline analytical tasks and improve data accessibility in high-tempo environments. Your daily responsibilities involve collaborating with operators and developers to ensure systems integrate with existing platforms while meeting security requirements for classified environments. The role requires proficiency in Python and experience with tools such as LangChain, LangGraph, PydanticAI, CrewAI, PyTorch, TensorFlow, vLLM, or llama.cpp. You will solve complex problems regarding operational decision points and data accessibility within the cyber and national security domains while working with AWS or Azure in restricted environments.
Capture mission user workflows and translate them into structured process maps and executable logic.
Design and implement LLM-powered workflows and agent-based automation for intelligence tasks.
Integrate AI systems with APIs, enterprise data stores, and existing mission platforms.
Develop multi-step reasoning and tool orchestration capabilities for automated decision-making.
Build AI solutions that function reliably within secure, classified environments.
Translate complex operational requirements into technical specifications for AI-enabled capabilities.
Engineer software using Python to streamline analytical tasks and improve data accessibility.
What we're looking for
TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, data science, or software engineering in cyber, intelligence, or national security environments.
6+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, data science, or software engineering in cyber, intelligence, or national security environments in lieu of a degree.
Experience capturing user workflows and translating them into structured process maps, automation requirements, or executable logic.
Experience designing or implementing LLM-based or agentic workflows, including multi-step reasoning, tool integrations, and orchestration.
Experience integrating AI systems with APIs, enterprise data stores, or mission platforms.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python.
Experience with on-premise/multi-classification environments, AWS/Azure, LLM frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph), ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), or cyber workflows (preferred).