Applied AI Engineer | National Security ML Solutions

Booz Allen; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen is seeking an Applied AI Engineer in McLean, VA to build, evaluate, and deploy AI models for national security applications. You will work across data engineers, data scientists, solutions architects, and MLOps engineers to deliver enterprise-scale AI capabilities that process massive datasets.

The role requires hands-on experience with Python, FastAPI/Flask, and UI frameworks like Streamlit or Gradio, plus collaboration with stakeholders to translate mission needs into AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with software engineering, applied AI and ML, or full-stack development, including AI integrations
• Experience rapidly prototyping, developing, and iterating on use-case-specific AI solutions such as chat systems, user-facing applications, and domain-specific copilots
• Experience conducting comprehensive evaluation and tuning of AI outputs, including refining prompts, optimizing retrieval logic, and implementing custom heuristics
• Experience with Python and building API endpoints such as FastAPI or Flask or rapid UI frameworks such as Streamlit or Gradio to demonstrate AI capabilities
• Ability to work closely with Mission Integration teams and product stakeholders to translate mission needs into refined, business-facing AI capabilities
• Ability to pivot quickly between different domains and use cases, adapting AI solutions to various operational requirements
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

• Train, test, deploy, and maintain AI models for enterprise-wide applications
• Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, solutions architects, and MLOps engineers to deliver AI solutions
• Define the direction of critical AI solutions and apply ML algorithms to massive datasets

Skills

Software engineering

Applied AI & ML

Full-stack development

Python programming

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

Streamlit

Gradio

React

TypeScript

Job description

Booz Allen is seeking an Applied AI Engineer in McLean, VA to build, evaluate, and deploy AI models for national security applications. You will work across data engineers, data scientists, solutions architects, and MLOps engineers to deliver enterprise-scale AI capabilities that process massive datasets.

The role requires hands-on experience with Python, FastAPI/Flask, and UI frameworks like Streamlit or Gradio, plus collaboration with stakeholders to translate mission needs into AI solutions.