Defense Technology Professional

Booz Allen Hamilton•San Diego, CA

1d•$77,600 - $176,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Defense Technology Professional, you will help the organization understand and respond to emerging technologies transforming the character of war. You will conduct open-source and market research to identify trends across national security, the defense industrial base, and commercial technology markets, informing organizational strategy. You will design and pilot agentic workflows to streamline internal innovation processes and help define strategies for adopting them. The role combines technical expertise and analytical judgment to evaluate complex systems, policies, and processes, and translate technical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for executive and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

Experience conducting technology research, landscape assessments, or process analysis.
Experience building, prototyping, or validating AI-enabled workflows.
Ability to translate technical and market findings into strategic recommendations aligned with company and client objectives.
Ability to quickly learn topics including defense acquisition, emerging technologies, the defense industrial base, and commercial technology markets.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, and prioritize tasks effectively.
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Computer Engineering.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing multi-agent systems or orchestrating agentic AI at scale.
Experience developing technical documentation, training materials, and briefings for executive and non-technical audiences.
Excellent critical-thinking skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Secret clearance.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Conduct open-source and market research to identify trends in national security, the defense industrial base, and commercial technology markets.
Inform organizational strategy through technology research and analysis.
Design and pilot agentic workflows to streamline internal innovation processes.
Help define strategies for adopting agentic workflows.
Evaluate complex systems, policies, and processes using technical expertise and analytical judgment.
Translate technical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for executive and non-technical audiences.