AI Adoption Specialist

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fort Meade (FL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks an AI Adoption Specialist to support strategic operational design and capability development for national security missions. You will analyze client missions, define operational environments, and craft AI-enabled solutions with visual tools and actionable use cases.

The role requires 5+ years in data analysis/science within cyber/SIGINT contexts, DoD IT knowledge, and TS/SCI clearance. You will help shape AI roadmaps and present data-driven recommendations to leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data analysis or data science, incl. cyberspace/SIGINT contexts
• Experience engaging with industry, academia, or technical universities
• Knowledge of DoD IT environments and DoDIN concepts
• Familiarity with AI/ML and data visualization techniques
• Ability to design AI roadmaps and implementation guidelines
• Ability to present AI solutions to management
• Experience drafting executive data-driven recommendations
• Must have TS/SCI clearance (polygraph preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Applied Science field

Responsibilities

• Analyze client missions and environments to frame mission analysis and inform operations
• Develop frameworks and visual tools to explain operational contexts
• Conceptualize exercises, wargaming, crises, and offensive/defensive operations
• Assess capabilities of AI/ML technologies, including risks and vulnerabilities
• Prepare executive summaries and practical use-case demonstrations for clients

Skills

Data analysis

Data science

AI/ML knowledge

DoD IT environments

AI readiness assessment

Executive summaries

Mission-based demonstrations

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Applied Science (Cybersecurity/CS/Data Science/SIGINT)

Tools

Power BI

Job description

AI Adoption Specialist

The Opportunity

Support strategic operational design and capability development, and apply critical and creative thinking to define the nature of complex national security problems. Analyze the client’s mission and intent, organizational relationships, and purpose of proposed operations to develop strategic knowledge of the operational environment and frame mission analysis. Conceptualize and construct frameworks to explain the operational environment through visual effects and tools to better inform assigned mission areas. Design and shape knowledge of assigned environments to develop applicable approaches to exercises and wargaming, crises and contingencies, and offensive, defensive, and combat operations. Conduct capability assessments on newer technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), including risks, vulnerabilities, and adversarial parameters.

You Have

• 5+ years of experience with data analysis or data science, including within cyberspace or signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission environments
• Experience working with industry engagements, academia, or technical universities to advance capabilities through research, innovation, and technology partnerships
• Knowledge of Department of War (DoW) Information Technology (IT) environments, including within the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN), defensive cyber operations or offensive cyber operations (DCO/OCO), or SIGINT tactical architectures
• Knowledge of AI/ML and advanced data management techniques, tools, and platforms to visualize mission‑critical information
• Ability to assess organizational AI readiness and contribute to AI roadmap design and development, constructing mission‑aligned frameworks, standards, and implementation guidelines
• Ability to scope, present, and interpret AI solutions and their implications to management, collaborating across the organization to foster adoption and successful implementation of mission AI capabilities
• Ability to conduct mission‑focused demonstrations, developing practical use case applications for clients, and drafting executive‑level summaries with data‑driven recommendations
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Bachelor’s degree in an Applied Science field such as Cybersecurity, CS, Data Science, or SIGINT

Nice If You Have

• Experience preparing project charters, and leading and organizing working groups to address data analytics
• Experience analyzing operational assessment methodologies and decision criteria, and preparing and presenting briefings to senior leadership
• Experience working with the Defense Industrial Base (DIB)
• Knowledge of operations in mission areas such as network operations, network defense, SIGINT, information operations, space, or electronic warfare
• Ability to create and maintain KM solutions and use Power BI tools to create dashboards and visual displays
• Ability to communicate and visualize complex data in an actionable and effective way for a given project or study
• Ability to work independently and with team members from different backgrounds
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Master’s degree

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

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.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

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.