Agentic AI Engineer & Technical Manager

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Agentic AI Engineer & Technical Manager The Opportunity: AI capabilities are moving quickly from experimentation to operational use, and successful delivery requires more than strong technical ideas. It takes clear direction, thoughtful engineering, and a team that can turn complex requirements into reliable solutions. As an Agentic AI Engineer & Technical Manager, you’ll help lead that work from initial design through production delivery. In this role, you’ll provide hands-on technical leadership across AI agents, applications, data integration, and cloud technologies. You’ll help establish architecture direction, mentor developers, review technical work, coordinate stakeholders, and keep delivery focused on meaningful outcomes. You’ll work alongside engineers, data specialists, cloud and security professionals, and mission stakeholders to translate priorities into practical solutions. If you’re a hands-on technical leader who enjoys helping teams solve difficult problems and deliver capabilities that matter, we invite you to join us. What You’ll Work On: Lead the technical design, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment of AI agents and AI-enabled applications. Define agent architectures that incorporate orchestration, tool use, state management, error handling, evaluation, observability, and operational support. Lead the integration of mission and enterprise data with large language models using RAG, MCP, secure tool access, prompt management, and context engineering. Guide the development of Node.js applications, dashboards, and user interfaces that securely consume Oracle Database data. Oversee the integration of geospatial intelligence data, including raster and vector data, spatial context, metadata, and analytic results. Establish engineering practices, review technical products, mentor developers, and promote consistent approaches across the team. Coordinate technical delivery across mission, data, cloud, security, database, and customer stakeholders. Join us. The world can’t wait. You Have: 10+ 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 Experience leading technical designs and delivery for agentic AI capabilities, including orchestration, tool use, state management, evaluation, observability, 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 Experience using machine-learning frameworks, AutoML, or notebook-based workflows Experience developing Node.js applications connected to Oracle Database, mentoring developers, coordinating delivery, and using AI-assisted development tools such as OpenAI Codex Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam Bachelor’s degree 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 Experience leading customer-facing technical teams or multidisciplinary engineering efforts 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 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 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 $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (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.