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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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JOB TITLE: RAG Application Engineer
As a RAG Application Engineer, you will join a team to build the application layer for Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems. You will implement end-to-end query workflows, including embedding generation, hybrid retrieval, reranking, citation assembly, and request-level guardrails to provide grounded responses. Your daily responsibilities include developing API endpoints, managing model integrations, enforcing authentication and authorization controls, and implementing retry, timeout, and error-handling strategies. You will use Python or Java to build back-end services, containerize applications using Docker, and deploy to ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes. The role requires expertise in vector search, OpenSearch, and telemetry tools like structured logs and metrics. You will solve technical problems regarding RAG runtime logic, ensuring stable and secure performance within a cloud-based environment for mission use.
AI
ML
Python
R
C#
Generative AI
Deep Learning
Data Analytics
Algorithm Development
Production Software
System Integration
Optimization
Large-scale Data Systems