Enterprise IT AI Solution Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an Enterprise IT AI Solution Architect in McLean, VA to design and implement AI solution architecture and strategy across multiple AI technologies. You will mentor team members and deliver innovative, mission-ready solutions while aligning with organizational goals and ethics. U.S.

citizenship is required for this facility. The role emphasizes building prototypes in Python, handling real-world data, and leveraging cloud platforms and modern AI tooling to support

Qualifications

• Experience delivering AI, data, or automation solutions.
• Background in enterprise IT service delivery, infrastructure, and modernization.
• Experience with real-world messy data, cleaning, transforming, and joining datasets.
• Ability to prototype using Python and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI solution architecture across technologies.
• Mentor and supervise team members; work with clients to address business problems.
• Develop innovative, scalable AI applications while ensuring ethical considerations.

Skills

Enterprise IT experience

Messy data handling

AI/GenAI tooling

Python prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks

LangChain

AWS/Azure/GCP

Vector databases

Job description

Join a culture of empowerment and connectivity.

Develop your craft

Learn the skills you need to accelerate your career.

Discover benefits that your life and work.

Innovate with intention

Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

Design and implement effective AI solution architecture or strategy utilizing approaches of various AI technologies and methods to address clients' business problems and needs, while complying with the organization’s strategies and business goals, and key ethical considerations. Apply advanced skills, extensive technical expertise, and full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction. Mentor and supervise team members. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

You Have:

• Experience in enterprise IT, including IT service delivery, applications and platforms, infrastructure and networking, technology operations, and IT modernization
• Experience working with messy, real-world data, including cleaning, transforming, and joining datasets to support application or model development
• Experience using AI or GenAI tools such as LLM engineering to build or enhance applications
• Ability to independently build and ship working prototypes using programming languages such as Python

Nice If You Have:

• Experience building end-to-end GenAI applications such as agents, copilots, or RAG pipelines by leveraging platforms such as Databricks
• Experience with cloud platforms and modern AI tooling, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, LangChain, or vector databases
• Experience identifying and mitigating AI risks in real implementations, including hallucination, security, or bias
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and rapidly turn loosely defined problems into working solutions
• Ability to assess feasibility and value, including build vs. buy decisions and business impacts such as ROI or efficiency

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 $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (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.

Enterprise IT AI Solution Architect

The Opportunity:

Design and implement effective AI solution architecture or strategy utilizing approaches of various AI technologies and methods to address clients' business problems and needs, while complying with the organization’s strategies and business goals, and key ethical considerations. Apply advanced skills, extensive technical expertise, and full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction. Mentor and supervise team members. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

You Have:

• Experience delivering AI, data, or automation solutions
• Experience in enterprise IT, including IT service delivery, applications and platforms, infrastructure and networking, technology operations, and IT modernization
• Experience working with messy, real-world data, including cleaning, transforming, and joining datasets to support application or model development
• Experience using AI or GenAI tools such as LLM engineering to build or enhance applications
• Ability to independently build and ship working prototypes using programming languages such as Python
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience building end-to-end GenAI applications such as agents, copilots, or RAG pipelines by leveraging platforms such as Databricks
• Experience with cloud platforms and modern AI tooling, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, LangChain, or vector databases
• Experience identifying and mitigating AI risks in real implementations, including hallucination, security, or bias
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and rapidly turn loosely defined problems into working solutions
• Ability to assess feasibility and value, including build vs. buy decisions and business impacts such as ROI or efficiency

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 $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (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.