Opportunities at the JAIC

• Location: Arlington, VA | USA
• Job Type: Permanent
• Salary: $148,484 - $176,300k
• Open & Close Dates: 03/28/2022-04/10/2022
• Number of Openings: 01

The JAIC is looking for a Professional to join the Front Office to lead the DoD Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) Program. In this role, you will lead the development and promulgation of policies, practices, guidance, and metrics for the Department of Defense for the responsible development, procurement and use of AI-capabilities.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide strategic direction and oversight over a technical team that leads the Enterprise-wide adoption and application of ethical principles and decision-frameworks across technical product development, data management, software development lifecycle, acquisition processes, and test, assessment, and evaluation methodologies.
• Lead the operationalizing the DoD AI Ethics Principles.
• Focus on integrating RAI into areas such as workforce education/training and advance the dialog on responsible AI in the military with international partners.
• Lead the DoD RAI communities (RAI Subcommittee) as well as lead organizational bodies as part of a broader RAI governance structure.
• Foster and facilitate interagency partnerships.
• Develop enterprise-wide RAI metrics and reporting frameworks.
• Develop and implements an enterprise-wide RAI communication strategy.
• Develop recommendations for technical policy issuances pertaining to best practices for the deployment of AI ethical principles and decision frameworks.
• Support JAIC product delivery and test and evaluation teams in the development of AI-related technical ethics standards.
• Provide direction for solving extremely complex technical ethical and bias problems associated with the development of JAIC’s products and services.
• Promulgate new direction and guidance for responsible AI matters, as necessary, to assure technical soundness of conclusions and recommendations.
• Lead periodic program reviews to develop an overall assessment of the adoption of AI ethical principles and frameworks.
• Represent JAIC and DoD as a primary with organizations that develop standards for AI activities.
• Represent the JAIC, speaking as the authority on technical related to projects within the JAIC portfolio.
• Interface both formally and informally with senior management of Government organizations, allies, academia, and industry.
• Plan, assign, supervise, and evaluate work of team in the DoD Responsible Artificial Intelligence Program Office.
• Make decisions on non-routine, costly and/or controversial training needs and training requests related to employees in the unit; approves expenses such as within-grade increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel.
• Find and implement ways to eliminate or reduce significant barriers to production, promote team building, or improve business practices.
• Oversee and perform other specialized tasks as directed by the Director and Deputy Director of the JAIC.
• Performs other duties as assigned

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Expert knowledge of subject matter expertise of scientific research practices and statistical analysis methods, critical thinking, and analytical skills to develop technical standards and policies for the DoD Responsible Artificial Intelligence Program.
• Expert knowledge of advanced theories of engineering, computer science, and software development lifecycle in order to provide technical direction to programs related to Artificial Intelligence ethics goals and objectives.
• Expert knowledge of subject matter expertise in software strategies, processes, and methodologies for information technology systems to include software systems acquisition, integration, interoperability and testing, and resource/budget accountability.
• Ability to build strong relationships with a broad community that defines and promotes best practice standards of AI ethics (including cloud computing, data management, and testing and evaluation).
• Ability to maintain awareness and understanding of best practice standards in the deployment of artificial intelligence ethical principles and frameworks across industry, non-governmental organizations, U.S. government entities, and international organizations.
• Strong knowledge in identifying aspects of current scientific and industry practices that fail to meet the complex ethical test and evaluation challenges of national security programs and work to improve those practices.

EDUCATION

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below and provide transcripts with the required degree at time of application.

• GG-0801/0854 Professional Engineering Series: Four-year Professional Engineering degree.
• GG-1550 Computer Science Series: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science (at least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus).
• GS-1515 Operations Research Series: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science (at least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus).
• GS-1529 Mathematical Statistics Series: Degree that includes 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics.

All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

TO APPLY

Please submit a complete application package with the following documentation to JAIC Hiring Box at: osd.JAIC-Hiring@mail.mil

• Cover Letter
• Statement of Interest
• Resume (required)
• Unofficial transcripts (required)
• DD214 (required if applicable)

Complete application packages must be submitted by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of the announcement. Incomplete packages may be removed from consideration.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Must be a US Citizen.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information. Selectee must complete a Special Background Investigation and receive a favorable adjudication by a determining authority. Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• This is a drug testing position – successful completion of a pre-employment drug test is required. Tentative offers of employment will be rescinded upon failure to report to the drug test appointment or failure to pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Pursuant to the Executive Order on Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Federal Employees, new DoD civilian employees will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to entry on duty, subject to such exceptions as required by law. More details regarding this requirement can be found at: https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/.

This position is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.

DoD Components with CES positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement." If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package."

• If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment.
• This appointment does not confer eligibility to be non-competitively converted to the Competitive service.
• A 3-year probationary period may be required.
• This position is subject to completion of 3-year probationary period for assignment to a supervisory position.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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• For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) POLICY

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