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JEMA Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Springfield, VAFull-time$69–158K/yrPosted 1mo agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$69–158K/yr
Location
Springfield, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The JEMA Engineer advances organizational objectives by standardizing, automating, and accelerating complex GEOINT workflows. The role supports multi-source intelligence normalization and scalable data integration across mission workflows. The engineer develops workflow tools and services, collaborates with analysts and mission partners, and modernizes existing processes. Candidates need at least five years of technical-field experience, a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, and TS/SCI clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Workflow Engineering, requiredAutomation Engineering, requiredGeospatial Systems, requiredPython, requiredData Processing Frameworks, requiredWorkflow Automation Tools, requiredRepeatable Workflow Development, requiredGeospatial Data Formats, requiredSpatial Analysis, requiredData Transformation Pipelines, requiredDocumentation, requiredCommunication, requiredPresentation, requiredJEMA Capabilities, nice to haveGEOINT Tools, nice to haveWorkflow Orchestration Systems, nice to haveAnalytics Modernization, nice to haveDigital Transformation, nice to haveEnterprise Automation Scaling, nice to haveClassified Mission Support, nice to haveMulti-Source Intelligence Integration, nice to haveDistributed Compute, nice to haveContainerization, nice to haveMicroservice Architectures, nice to have

Qualifications

5+ Years Technical Experience, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, requiredBachelor's in Computer Science, Geospatial Information Science, Data Science, or Systems Engineering, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

JEMA EngineerThe Opportunity: As a JEMA Engineer, you’ll advance organizational objectives to standardize, automate and accelerate complex, repeatable GEOINT workflows. You’ll help drive multi-source intelligence normalization, increasing analytic efficiency and enabling rapid, consistent, and scalable data integration across mission workflows.

What You’ll Work On:

  • Design, develop and automate GEOINT workflows to streamline multi-source data processing.
  • Implement workflow standardization practices that increase repeatability, reliability, and analytical throughput.
  • Build and maintain tools, scripts, and services that support end-to-end intelligence normalization.
  • Collaborate with analysts, engineers, and mission partners to translate operational needs into automated technical solutions.
  • Evaluate existing workflows, identify inefficiencies, and recommend modernization approaches.
  • Ensure developed capabilities meet applicable security, technical, and performance requirements.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 5+ years of experience in a technical field such as workflow engineering, automation engineering, or geospatial systems
  • Experience with Python, data processing frameworks, and workflow automation tools
  • Experience building repeatable workflows within secure or mission-focused environments
  • Knowledge of geospatial data formats, spatial analysis workflows, and data transformation pipelines
  • Ability to document, communicate, and present workflow logic clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Geospatial Information Science, Data Science, or Systems Engineering

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience with JEMA-related capabilities, GEOINT-specific tools, or enterprise workflow orchestration systems
  • Experience in analytics modernization, digital transformation, or enterprise automation scaling
  • Experience supporting similar classified mission environments or multi-source intelligence integration
  • Knowledge of distributed compute environments, containerization, or microservice architectures

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. Skills Assessment As part of Booz Allen’s skills first hiring process, candidates must complete the required skills assessment to ensure they meet the Basic Qualifications for this role. Candidates must complete the assessment and meet the minimum proficiency threshold to continue in the hiring process. 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 $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (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.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,316 open Automation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$69–158K/yr
  • Virginia median$94–130K/yr85 salary ranges
  • US median$103–150K/yr1,312 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $114K, is 3% above the Virginia median midpoint ($110K) — in the middle half of Automation Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 101 open Automation Engineer jobs in Virginia and 2,316 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Automation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,924 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,030 of the 2,316 open Automation Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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