IT/AI - Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Services Lead

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The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a full-time Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) Services Lead (GS-1515/1550-14), working at the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF), Chief Data Office, in the National Capital Region, Joint Base Andrews, in Camp Springs, Maryland.

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in operations research or computer science. The incumbent must meet the educational requirements below; for Ops Research OR Computer Science.

Salary ($143,913 - $187,093) based on experience.

Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.

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Qualifications/Requirements

In this position you will serve as an Enterprise AI Services Lead. You will be tasked to lead the functional management office for all Department of the Air Force (DAF) enterprise AI services, and you are responsible for ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable, and secure AI capabilities to meet mission needs across the Total Force. This role requires a technical and programmatic leader focused on operationalizing AI solutions, managing the enterprise AI ecosystem, and driving the DAF's digital transformation through the adoption of cutting-edge AI services and infrastructure.

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Must be able to obtain & maintain a “Top Secret” Security clearance.

This position is designated as a Drug Test Designated Position

Education Operations Research (1515)

This position requires a degree in operations research; OR at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

Education Computer Science (1550)

This position requires at least a 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. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

• Service Management: Leads the functional management, design, and architecture of the DAF enterprise AI infrastructure. Apply computer science principles to theoretical models for the representations and transformations of information structures and software configuration. Models and frames scenarios that are meaningful and impact critical operational or business processes.
• AI Operationalization: Drives the operationalization of AI by working with mission owners to identify, prioritize, and implement enterprise-level AI solutions. Leads discovery processes with stakeholders to identify requirements. Provides technical guidance and analyzes problems to advise on the feasibility of different approaches for the solution to a specific problem.
• Capability Delivery: Oversees the development and management of the enterprise AI ecosystem, including common pipelines for developing, testing, and deploying AI models. Apply analysis and quantification skills to develop innovative approaches to solve analytics problems. Plans, designs, and conducts tests to obtain data.
• Program Advocacy: Serves as a key proponent for advancing AI, advocating for high-priority enterprise use cases that deliver transformational change. Serves as an authority and consultant to other organizations. Promotes interchange of information on mission requirements, capabilities, and technology applications. Represents the organization with government and industry.
• Tasker Response: Responds to internal and external taskers regarding enterprise AI services, infrastructure, and capabilities. Serves as an authority and consultant. Provides professional and technical advice to high-level officials.
• DAF CDAO Support: Supports broader data and AI office initiatives as needed to meet strategic objectives. Represents the organization with government and industry. Plans and executes major projects to support organization objectives. HIGHLY DESIRED EXPERIENCE: - Completion of Data Science Technical Bootcamp that includes; Capstone Project Experience - Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Responsible AI - AI Policy - Super Intelligence (SI) - Large Language Model (LLM) Orchestration - Machine Learning (ML) Operations - Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) - VAULTIS Data Principles - Digital Transformation

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application package (resume, supporting documents) will be used to determine your eligibility, and qualifications.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal work age.