Senior AI Engineer with Policy

  • MCLEAN, VA
  • Posted 15 days ago | Updated 1 hour ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Security Clearance
Intelligence Analysis
Prototyping
Training
Trend Analysis
Decision-making
Law
JD
DoD
IC
Integrated Circuit
Internal Communications
Natural Language Processing
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Use Cases
Python
R
SQL
Jupyter
Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
Amazon SageMaker
Machine Learning (ML)
Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Oracle
Artificial Intelligence
SAP BASIS
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS

Job Details

Job ID: 2504636

Location: MCLEAN, VA, US

Date Posted: 2025-04-16

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Data Scientist

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC, a leading provider of systems development & deployment, targeting & intelligence analysis, systems engineering & integration, and training capabilities and solutions for the Intelligence Community, is seeking creative and dedicated professionals to fulfill their career goals and objectives while delivering mission excellence on programs of national importance.

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 AI governance policy based on experience and real-world considerations, and provide hands-on work dealing with 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.
  • Have in depth experience with collaborating with various IC Partners on policy and governance.
  • Have an expertise in one or more of the following subfields, or similar subfield: ethics, policy, or law pertaining to AI 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


Qualifications
  • 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, and emerging technology.
  • Experience collaborating with data scientists and other AI related stakeholders

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 provider(s) (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google)
  • Experience with designing, developing, and implementing AI models
  • Experience with optimizing and deploying AI solutions


SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.


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