Edge Processing Solutions Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • Usa, NY

7h • $112,800 - $257,000

About The Position

The Edge Processing Solutions Engineer leads an engineering team of up to eight on a new effort growing out of an established program. This is a hands-on technical lead role responsible for end-to-end technical direction, architecture, delivery, customer engagement, and team development, while also contributing to the codebase. The work supports Go-based software systems operating at the tactical edge in disconnected, resource-constrained, and often airborne or forward-deployed environments. The portfolio includes ISR data pipelines, autonomous platform integration, and Kubernetes runtime capabilities.

The role leads an edge software product line from prototype through fielded capability; builds and maintains Go services; designs Kubernetes-native systems and owns the runtime approach, including K3S on edge hardware, air-gapped image distribution, GPU scheduling, and read-only root filesystems. It establishes CI/CD pipelines that produce signed, scanned, and reproducible artifacts, integrates tactical data standards and ISR sensor pipelines, mentors engineers, sets technical standards, and engages directly with customers. The position also supports proposal and capture work for follow-on scope.

Applicants must hold a Secret clearance and a high school diploma or GED. The position is full-time. The projected annual compensation range is $112,800 to $257,000. Booz Allen describes benefits including health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, and recognition awards. The work model is not specified for this position; the posting explains expectations that apply if a role is designated remote, hybrid, or onsite.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in a technical lead or engineering lead role.
• Production experience using Go as a primary systems language.
• Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes in production.
• Linux systems-level experience, including systems, networking, filesystems such as overlays or tmpfs, and containers under the hood.
• Ability to mentor engineers and raise a team's technical bar.
• Secret clearance required; applicants are subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• High school diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the CoT or TAK ecosystem, including TAK Server, ATAK or WINTAK, and CoT message handling.
• Experience in ISR, UAS, or autonomous platform software, such as PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, or sensor integration.
• Experience with NVIDIA Jetson or edge GPU scheduling, including device plugins, MIG, and CUDA on Kubernetes.
• Experience writing or contributing to whitepapers, capability briefs, or technical proposal volumes.
• Experience with disconnected or air-gapped software delivery, including image syncing, registry mirroring, offline package management, and update strategies for systems that cannot phone home.
• Production experience using Rust or modern C++.
• Experience using K3S, MicroK8s, or another Kubernetes flavor on constrained hardware.
• TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and delivery for an edge software product line from prototype through fielded capability.
• Build and maintain Go services for disconnected and intermittently connected environments.
• Design Kubernetes-native systems, including workload architecture, Helm charts, and custom controllers or operators when warranted.
• Own the Kubernetes runtime approach, including K3S on edge hardware, image distribution into air-gapped enclaves, GPU scheduling, and read-only root filesystems.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, such as GitLab CI or GitHub Actions, that produce signed, scanned, and reproducible artifacts.
• Integrate with tactical data standards such as Cursor on Target or TAK, and with ISR sensor pipelines.
• Mentor engineers, establish technical standards, and conduct code reviews with a high bar.
• Interface directly with customers to translate operator needs into technical requirements and communicate technical matters back to them.
• Support proposal and capture work for follow-on scope.
• Provide end-to-end technical direction, own delivery and customer engagement, lead a team of up to eight engineers, and contribute to the codebase.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED