Agentic AI Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an Agentic AI Engineer to design and deliver secure, reliable AI agents and AI-enabled applications used in mission and enterprise workflows. The role focuses on production-grade systems that connect trusted data, including geospatial intelligence, with large language models.

Based in Reston, VA, this onsite position blends agent architecture, data integration, and application development to support stakeholders with maintainable, usable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support production-grade AI agents and AI-enabled applications.
• Build agent architectures with orchestration, tool use, state management, error handling, evaluation, observability, and operational support.
• Integrate mission and enterprise data with large language models using RAG, MCP, secure tool access, prompt management, and context engineering.
• Incorporate geospatial intelligence data, including raster and vector data, spatial context, metadata, and analytic results into applications and user workflows.
• Develop Python, SQL, R, and RESTful services that connect AI capabilities with enterprise data platforms.
• Develop Node.js applications, dashboards, and user interfaces that securely consume Oracle Database data.
• Collaborate with technical and mission stakeholders to translate requirements into secure, maintainable, and usable AI-enabled solutions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, or AI/ML engineering.
• Experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI agents or AI-enabled applications, including orchestration, tool use, state management, error handling, evaluation, and operational support.
• Experience integrating mission or enterprise data with large language models using RAG and MCP.
• Experience working with geospatial intelligence data, including raster and vector data types, metadata, spatial context, and analytic results.
• Experience with Python, SQL, R, and RESTful API development, and using machine-learning frameworks, AutoML, or notebook-based workflows.
• Experience developing Node.js applications or dashboards connected to Oracle Database, including collaboration with database engineers on data access and performance.
• Experience using OpenAI Codex or comparable AI-assisted development tools, including communication, troubleshooting, testing, code-review, and security practices.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Technologies

• Python, SQL, R, RESTful services, RESTful API
• Node.js, Oracle Database
• RAG, MCP
• OpenAI Codex
• Machine-learning frameworks, AutoML, notebook-based workflows
• Oracle AI Database Agent Factory, Oracle Spatial and Spatial Studio, Oracle APEX
• Oracle AI Database 26ai
• OCI
• TS/SCI, polygraph exam

Nice If You Have

• Experience with Oracle AI Database Agent Factory or comparable agent-development frameworks.
• Experience with Oracle Spatial and Spatial Studio, including spatial analytics and visualization workflows.
• Experience with Oracle APEX for rapidly developing data-centric applications and dashboards.
• Experience operating AI applications in regulated, classified, or mission environments.
• Knowledge of Oracle AI Database 26ai, including vector data types and AI-enabled database capabilities.
• Knowledge of OCI, including secure deployment, networking, identity, observability, and managed data services.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development
• Tuition assistance
• Work-life programs
• Dependent care
• Recognition awards program

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

The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). Salary at Booz Allen is determined by factors including location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, and contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Additional Hiring Process Information

• Identity verification will leverage advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud.
• Candidates are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments, and the company reserves the right to take a picture to verify identity and prevent fraud.
• Use of AI or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

• Onsite: work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, with collaboration alongside 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.