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Booz Allen Hamilton · 15 hours ago

Agentic AI Engineer

positionBethesda, MD
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$99K/yr - $225K/yr
date5+ years exp

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a highly skilled Agentic AI Engineer to join their team, specializing in building autonomous, goal-oriented AI systems. The role involves designing intelligent agent architectures, developing multi-agent systems, and fine-tuning Small Language Models for optimal performance.

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Responsibilities

Design and implement intelligent agent architectures that can reason, plan, and take actions using LangChain, LangGraph, and AutoGen
Develop and deploy multi-agent systems using MCP (Model Context Protocol) and A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocols to facilitate communication, tool usage, and collaborative task solving
Build advanced RAG pipelines integrating unstructured data with Knowledge Graphs (KG) to enhance reasoning accuracy and context retention
Fine-tune Small Language Models (SLMs) for specific domains and optimize them for edge device performance, including ONNX, GGML, or Ollama
Develop evaluation frameworks to test agent reliability, safety, and performance, moving from prototype to production, including ReAct loops and human-in-the-loop

Qualification

Agent orchestration frameworksRAG architectureFine-tuning LLMsLangChainKnowledge GraphsModel Context ProtocolA2A protocolsSoftware developmentMicroservice designEdge computingHugging FacePEFTLoRA

Required

5+ years of experience in software development
2+ years of experience with GenAI, LLMs, and agentic workflows
Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or LlamaIndex
Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for tool integration and A2A for agent-to-agent collaboration
Experience in RAG architecture and Knowledge Graphs, including Neo4j or NebulaGraph
Experience fine-tuning LLMs or SLMs using Hugging Face, PEFT, or LoRA
Knowledge of modern software design patterns, including microservice design or edge computing
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science or AI field

Preferred

Experience deploying agentic systems in a production environment
Experience deploying agents on edge devices such as Android or local models
Experience integrating coding agents such as Cursor or Windsurf into an efficient development pipeline with measured results
Master's degree in a Computer Science or AI field preferred; Doctorate degree in Computer Science or Statistics a plus

Benefits

Health
Life
Disability
Financial
Retirement benefits
Paid leave
Professional development
Tuition assistance
Work-life programs
Dependent care

Company

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that specializes in analytics, technology, and engineering.
dateFounded in 1914
location
Mclean, Virginia, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.boozallen.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.03B
2025-03-11Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2023-08-01Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2020-08-13Post Ipo Debt· $700M

Leadership Team

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Kristine Anderson
Chief Operating Officer
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Mike Wikan
Senior Technology Consultant/Creative Director
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