Agentic AI Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Dependent care

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks an Agentic AI Engineer to design autonomous, goal-oriented AI systems and orchestrations. You will advance from passive LLM chatbots to proactive multi-agent solutions, using MCP, A2A, RAG, and knowledge graphs.

You will fine-tune Small Language Models for edge deployment and build evaluation frameworks to ensure reliability, safety, and production readiness. Strong collaboration across teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or AI.
• 5+ years ML/DS/SD experience.
• 3+ years GenAI, LLMs, and agentic workflows.
• 3+ years LangChain/LangGraph/AutoGen/LlamaIndex.
• MCP/A2A experience.
• RAG and KG experience (Neo4j/NebulaGraph).
• Fine-tuning LLMs/SLMs (Hugging Face/PEFT/LoRA).
• Knowledge of microservice or edge computing patterns.
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design intelligent agent architectures that can reason, plan, and act.
• Develop multi-agent systems using MCP and A2A protocols.
• Build RAG pipelines with Knowledge Graphs for better reasoning.
• Fine-tune SLMs for edge deployment (ONNX/GGML/Ollama).
• Develop evaluation frameworks for reliability, safety, and performance.

Skills

Machine learning

Data science

Software development

GenAI

LLMs

Agent workflows

LangChain

LangGraph

AutoGen

MCP/A2A

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or AI

Tools

Neo4j

NebulaGraph

ONNX

GGML

Ollama

Hugging Face

PEFT

LoRA

Job description

The Opportunity: We are looking for a highly skilled Agentic AI Engineer to join our team, specializing in building autonomous, goal-oriented AI systems. You will play a crucial role in shifting our AI strategy from passive LLM chatbots to proactive, multi-agent orchestrations. In this role, you will utilize deep experience in agent orchestration frameworks, RAG, knowledge graphs, and fine-tuning Small Language Models (SLMs) for edge deployment.

Job Number: R0246227 Agentic AI Engineer

The Opportunity: We are looking for a highly skilled Agentic AI Engineer to join our team, specializing in building autonomous, goal-oriented AI systems. You will play a crucial role in shifting our AI strategy from passive LLM chatbots to proactive, multi-agent orchestrations. In this role, you will utilize deep experience in agent orchestration frameworks, RAG, knowledge graphs, and fine-tuning Small Language Models (SLMs) for edge deployment.

What You\'ll Work On:

• Design and implement intelligent agent architectures that can reason, plan, and take actions using LangChain, LangGraph, and AutoGen.
• Develop and deploy multi-agent systems using Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocols to facilitate communication, tool usage, and collaborative task solving.
• Build advanced RAG pipelines integrating unstructured data with Knowledge Graphs (KG) to enhance reasoning accuracy and context retention.
• Fine-tune SLMs for specific domains and optimize them for edge device performance, including ONNX, GGML, or Ollama.
• Develop evaluation frameworks to test agent reliability, safety, and performance, moving from prototype to production, including ReAct loops and human-in-the-loop.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in machine learning, data science, or software development
• 3+ years of experience with GenAI, LLMs, and agentic workflows
• 3+ years of experience with LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or LlamaIndex
• Experience with MCP for tool integration and A2A for agent-to-agent collaboration
• Experience with RAG architecture and KG, including Neo4j or NebulaGraph
• Experience fine-tuning LLMs or SLMs using Hugging Face, PEFT, or LoRA
• Knowledge of modern software design patterns, including microservice design or edge computing
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in a CS or AI field

Nice If You Have:

• Experience deploying agentic systems in a production environment
• Experience deploying agents on edge devices such as Android or local models
• Experience integrating coding agents such as Cursor or Windsurf, into an efficient development pipeline with measured results
• Master’s degree in a CS or AI field preferred; Doctorate degree in CS or Statistics a plus

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.