Computer Scientist

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Washington, DCMcLean, VA
Salary: $99,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted: 81 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes: Sep 20, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 a Computer Scientist on the national security team, you will serve as an advanced data scientist and researcher focused on strategic intelligence. You will lead complex data exploration projects, evaluate AI methodologies, and develop testing, evaluation, verification, and validation (TEVV) procedures to mitigate risks in automated systems. Your daily work involves building modular and scalable testing libraries using object-oriented and functional programming, managing CI/CD pipelines, and evaluating the performance of advanced analytics like LLMs and agentic AI. You will translate complex technical findings into visual and written narratives for non-technical leadership while working on classified networks. Required skills include expertise in mathematics, statistics, information science, machine learning, probability modeling, data mining, and data engineering. The role addresses critical mission needs by improving government efficiency through advanced analytics and robust AI risk mitigation strategies.

Skills

Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence LLMs Agentic AI Data Science CI/CD Data Engineering Data Warehousing Statistics Probability Modeling Data Mining Object-Oriented Programming Functional Programming TEVV IoT Information Science

What you'll do

Evaluate AI methodologies and risk mitigation strategies to impact strategic intelligence.
Develop and execute testing, evaluation, verification, and validation (TEVV) procedures for AI systems.
Build modular and scalable testing libraries using object-oriented and functional programming.
Manage CI/CD pipelines specifically for AI and machine learning validation.
Evaluate the performance, robustness, and fairness of advanced analytics like LLMs and agentic AI.
Translate complex technical findings into visual and written narratives for non-technical leadership.
Conduct data exploration and analysis to provide actionable results for Department of Defense clients.

What we're looking for

Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience with scientific techniques such as mathematics, statistics, AI, machine learning, or data engineering.
12+ years of experience with scientific techniques in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
8+ years of experience correlating complex technical findings into graphical, written, visual, and verbal narrative products.
5+ years of experience with object-oriented and functional programming to build modular and scalable testing libraries.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, including AI or ML validation.
Experience building and evaluating outputs and performance of advanced analytics, specifically LLMs and agentic AI.
Experience working on classified networks in support of DoD or IC clients.

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