Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy - TS/SCI CI Poly

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer / Policy SME

Department: Govt Customer- McLean, VA or Bethesda, MD

Location: McLean, VA or Bethesda, MD

TENICA is looking to hire an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy. Must have active TS/SCI with CI poly. 

We are seeking an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer/Policy SME to support a fast-paced, dynamic environment supporting the governance process.  In this role, this person will work closely with the ODNI CDO & CAIO to create data and AI governance policy based on experience and real-world considerations and provide hands-on work dealing with data science and AI models for prototyping, training, inference, and deployment. The customer is seeking a subject matter expert, creating and translating trend analyses, and facilitate stakeholder decision-making, policy, and governance pertaining to current and emerging AI technology.

The selected candidate should have experience in more than one of the requirements below: 

• Be an expert in the field of AI with an in-depth knowledge of AI architecture and development.
• Experience translating highly technical concepts into policy and governance documents.
• Demonstrate strong data acumen, understanding complex data structures and their application to AI.
• Have in-depth experience with collaborating with various IC Partners on policy and governance.
• Develop and implement data policies and governance structures to ensure data integrity and compliance.
• Have expertise in one or more of the following subfields, or similar subfield: ethics, policy, or law pertaining to AI, data management, data-mesh, data analytics, data science, data services, and emerging technology.
• Be forward-leaning, recommending necessary improvements to achieve the customer’s vision.
  Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI technologies.  

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's degree and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Master's degree and seven (7) years or more experience; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.
• Experience establishing AI policy and governance documents for existing and emerging AI technology.
• 5 years collaborating with various Intel Community (IC) partners including non-DoD IC elements on information sharing.
• Experience with specific AI applications including NLP, LLM, GenAI, RAG, Agentic AI use cases.
• Experience in at least two of the following fields: AI development, AI architecture, AI policy, AI engineering, AI ethics & laws, data management, data-mesh, data analytics, data science, data services, and emerging technology.
• Experience collaborating with data scientists and other Data and AI related stakeholders.
• Proficient in data management principles, data-mesh architecture, and data governance frameworks.
• Strong data analytics skills, including proficiency in tools and languages such as Python, R, SQL, Jupyter.
• Expertise in data science methodologies and AI/ML techniques, and the application of data and AI services in data and AI projects.
   

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Python, R, SQL, Jupyter, MLOps, AI/ML services (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Amazon Q, Azure ML Studio, CoPilot Studio, Google BigQuery, Oracle ML) leveraging cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google).
• Experience with designing, developing, and implementing AI models.
• Experience with optimizing and deploying AI solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain data and AI policies and governance, ensuring data quality and AI compliance.
• Proven track record in data science and AI systems, transforming raw data and developing AI models into actionable insights through advanced technologies 

TENICA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.