AI Software Developer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a candidate to join a project team in the United States. The role blends software development, integration, and automation with a focus on secure engineering practices and RMF-aligned implementation.

The position requires a Secret clearance, a STEM degree, and DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification. You will collaborate across mission-technical partners in a hybrid remote/on-site environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in software development, integration, or automation.
• Experience with Python for developing, testing, and debugging components.
• Experience integrating APIs and working with data stores; tracing failures.
• Experience delivering in small teams with Agile/Kanban and Git reviews.
• Experience with cloud or on-prem deployment patterns.
• Ability to translate mission or security requirements into tasks.
• Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity/IS/STEM fields.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification.

Responsibilities

• Understand client problems via discussions with mission and technical partners.
• Shape solutions with technical approaches, tradeoffs, and phased plans.
• Deliver hands-on work: design, implement, test, and troubleshoot scripts/APIs.
• Integrate systems and data: REST APIs, data stores, and cloud patterns.
• Document and communicate design notes, limitations, and security behaviors.
• Respect the cyber context: align with RMF and secure engineering practices.
• Improve how we work: use version control, reviews, and lightweight testing.

Skills

Python

APIs

Git

Cloud deployment

Agile/Kanban

DoD 8570/8140 IAT II

Security requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity/IS/STEM

DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II

Tools

LangChain

OpenAI Agents SDK

Google ADK

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

Job description

What You’ll Do:

• Understand the client and the problem: participate in discussions with mission and technical partners to clarify objectives, constraints, and security or compliance boundaries.
• Shape solutions: contribute to technical approaches, tradeoff analysis, and implementation plans such as what to build or integrate, how to phase work, and what evidence or controls matter.
• Deliver hands‑on technical work: design, implement, test, and troubleshoot scripts, services, APIs, or automation, including AI/LLM‑assisted workflows where appropriate, so recommendations are credible and deployable, not slide‑only.
• Integrate systems and data: work with REST/HTTP APIs, data stores, and enterprise or cloud patterns to connect capabilities safely and repeatably.
• Document and communicate: produce clear artifacts for technical and non‑technical audiences such as design notes, limitations, operational implications, or security‑relevant behaviors.
• Respect the cyber context: align work with RMF, control expectations, and secure engineering practices, and partner with cybersecurity and authorization stakeholders.
• Improve how we work: use version control, review practices, and lightweight testing appropriate to the engagement, and stay current on responsible AI expectations in government settings.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 4+ years of experience in a role that includes software development, integration, or automation in a professional environment
• Experience in Python for developing, testing, and debugging components others rely on services, automation, and data or integration utilities
• Experience integrating APIs and working with relational, document, or NoSQL stores, and tracing failures across components
• Experience delivering in small teams with Agile, Kanban, or structured collaboration, and with Git and code review norms
• Experience with cloud or enterprise deployment patterns or on‑prem integration environments
• Ability to translate mission or security requirements into concrete technical tasks and explain tradeoffs to stakeholders
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a STEM field
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience designing AI/ML or LLM‑enabled architectures, including model selection, workflow design, orchestration, and integration into mission workflows
• Experience with AI/ML or LLM‑enabled patterns, including RAG, embeddings, vector search, prompt or tool orchestration, or frameworks such as OpenAI Agents SDK, Google ADK, LangChain, or comparable
• Experience with enterprise data and analytics platforms the team may leverage including DoD's Advana or War Data Platform (WDP), Databricks, and Palantir Foundry
• Experience implementing AI/ML or LLM solutions and model deployment locally or through cloud‑based technologies
• Experience conducting process transformation analyses, mapping as‑is and to‑be workflows, and developing solution blueprints
• Experience with LLM model registries, such as Hugging Face, embedding models, and vector databases
• Experience with cloud‑based technologies, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and software version control and containerization
• Knowledge of networking, security, and system architecture TS/SCI clearance
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or related technology field
• Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Skills Assessment

As part of Booz Allen’s skills first hiring process, candidates must complete the required skills assessment to ensure they meet the Basic Qualifications for this role. Candidates must complete the assessment and meet the minimum proficiency threshold to continue in the hiring process.

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 $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (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

• 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.

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