AI and ML Solutions Architect, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton
Ashburn, VA2026-03-27Full time

About the job

Design and implement effective artificial intelligence (AI) solution architecture or strategy utilizing approaches of various AI technologies and methods to address clients' business problems and needs, while complying with the organization’s strategies, business goals, and key ethical considerations. Apply leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts and contribute to the development of new principles and concepts. Work on unusually complex problems and provide highly innovative solutions. Operate with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision, and mentor or supervise employees in both company and technical competencies.

Responsibilities

Design and implement effective artificial intelligence (AI) solution architecture or strategy utilizing approaches of various AI technologies and methods to address clients' business problems and needs, while complying with the organization’s strategies, business goals, and key ethical considerations.

Apply leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts and contribute to the development of new principles and concepts.

Work on unusually complex problems and provide highly innovative solutions.

Operate with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision, and mentor or supervise employees in both company and technical competencies.

Qualifications

Minimum

8+ years of experience with data science, machine learning (ML), deep learning, or AI, including leading end-to-end architecture, design, and delivery of complex AI programs

Experience developing and maintaining AI/ML roadmaps, performing Analysis of Alternatives, and making defensible technical tradeoff decisions

Experience managing a portfolio of AI initiatives across varying maturity levels and advising Director- and Executive-level leadership on CTO-aligned strategy

Experience designing, building, and deploying advanced AI systems including Generative AI, AI Agents, LLMs, Reinforcement Learning, and computer vision models

Experience building and scaling secure, compliant MLOps and CI/CD pipelines and deploying solutions into highly regulated environments

Experience transforming technical R&D outputs into enterprise-grade, governed, and security-aligned offerings that integrate with business workflows

Ability to apply cloud and engineering expertise across AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, Linux, and AI services, such as SageMaker, Vertex AI, Bedrock, or Gemini

Ability to communicate complex AI concepts clearly, providing actionable insights to senior leaders and operational stakeholders while remaining hands-on for rapid prototyping and demos

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a CS, Engineering, or Data Science field

Preferred

Experience with Edge deployments and optimization strategies, including quantization, pruning, and knowledge distillation

Experience with MLOps for production and ML workloads

Experience working with cybersecurity teams to develop and review technical documentation and security control implementation required to achieve and maintain ATO