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You will play a crucial role in shifting our AI strategy from passive LLM chatbots to proactive, multi-agent orchestrations. In this role, you will utilize deep experiencein agent orchestration frameworks, RAG, knowledgegraphs, and fine-tuning Small Language Models (SLMs)for edge deployment.\nWhat You'll Work On:\nDesign and implement intelligent agent architectures that can reason, plan, and take actions using LangChain, LangGraph, and AutoGen.\n\nDevelop and deploy multi-agent systems using Model Context Protocol (MCP)and Agent-to-Agent (A2A)protocols to facilitate communication, tool usage, and collaborative task solving.\n\nBuild advanced RAG pipelines integrating unstructured data with KnowledgeGraphs (KG)to enhance reasoning accuracy and context retention.\n\nFine-tune SLMs for specific domains and optimize them for edge device performance, including ONNX, GGML, or Ollama.\n\nDevelop evaluation frameworks to test agent reliability, safety, and performance, moving from prototype to production, including ReAct loops and human-in-the-loop.\n\nJoin us. The world can’t wait.\nYou Have:\n2+ years of experiencein software development\n\n2+ years of experienceas an ML engineer building production-grade ML solutions using tools such as Docker or Kubernetes, including, GenAI, LLMs, DL, RL, AI agents, agentic workflows, or complex automation frameworks\n\n2+ years of experiencewith LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, PydanticAI, CrewAI, or LlamaIndex\n\n2+ years of experienceworking in cloud environments, including AWS and Azure and evaluating architectural tradeoffs and designing robust service-based software applications for scalable use\n\nExperiencewith MCP for tool integration and A2A for agent-to-agent collaboration and with RAG architecture and KG, including Neo4j or NebulaGraph\n\nExperiencefine-tuning LLMs or SLMs using Hugging Face, PEFT, or LoRA, evaluating LLM performance and behavior through evaluations, and building observation layers for stakeholders, including Grafana, Langfuse, LangSmith, or Phoenix\n\nKnowledgeof modern software design patterns, including microservice design or edge computing\n\nAbility toadapt in a rapidly changing environment and navigate ambiguity\n\nTS/SCI clearance with a polygraph\n\nBachelor’s degree\n\nNice If You Have:\nExperiencedeploying agentic systems in a production environment\n\nExperiencedeploying agents on edge devices such as Android or local models\n\nExperienceintegrating coding agents such as Cursor or Windsurf into an efficient development pipeline with measured results\n\nExperiencewith programming, including ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, llama.cpp, and vLLM\n\nExperienceengineering AI capabilities in on-premise or multi-classification environments\n\nPossession of excellent verbal and written communication skills for client engagements, client-facing project work, and business development\n\nMaster’s degreein a CS or AI field preferred;Doctorate degreein CS or Statistics a plus\n\nClearance:\nApplicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.\nCompensation\nAt 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.\nSalary 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\nAs 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.\nCandidate AI Usage Policy\nAI 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.\nWork Model\nOur people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. 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