AI Software Engineer, Lead

AI Software Engineer, LeadThe Opportunity:Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in national defense? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for the mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical solutions makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution.As an engineer on our team, you have the chance to shape the development of systems across multiple defense, civilian, and space domains by supporting advanced system design, test, and evaluation by combining physics-based modeling, AI/ML techniques, autonomy, cyber, and platform engineering expertise.Your customer will trust you to not only design and develop these solutions but also evolve them with advanced technology. On our team, you’ll be able to grow your skills by merging multiple technical engineering disciplines to create solutions that drive missions.Join us. The world can't wait.You Have:5+ years of experience implementing, maintaining, and supporting new and ongoing software development and architectures5+ years of experience in software development using basic programming languages, technologies, tools, or web development stacksExperience with innovation and disruptive thinkingExperience developing high-fidelity physics-based models and simulations, and digital twinsExperience writing clean, maintainable, and test-driven code for new applications or improving legacy front-end systemsExperience with Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C/C++, or GolangExperience with AI assisted development, machine learning operation pipelines, big data, data science, or unbounded data streamsExperience contributing to solutions within a collaborative, Agile, and cross-functional team environmentTS/SCI clearanceBachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Science, or Technology fieldNice If You Have:Experience with technical mentorship and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure robust, scalable, and secure M&S environmentsExperience with requirements and architecture development across the systems development lifecycleExperience with design of experiments, ANOVA, and other statistical testsExperience with foundation AI models, representation learning, computational and agent-based modeling, and machine learning integrationExperience leading validation and test and evaluation by benchmarking against ground-truth data and quantifying resilience under contested conditionsKnowledge of platform engineering, including deployment of workloads across cloud, such as AWS, Azure, or Cloud One, and on-premises HPC clustersKnowledge of multi-domain operations, such as air, land, sea, space, cyber, and EWKnowledge of DevSecOps practices, such as CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestrationAbility to work with automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenanceMaster’s degree in Engineering or Science and TechnologyClearance: 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.CompensationAt 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 $86,800.00 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 StatementAs 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 PolicyAI 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 ModelOur 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-DiscriminationAll 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.SummaryLocation: McLean, VAType: Full time