Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Operational Support

Required Qualifications

• · Minimum 10 years of experience in relevant fields such as IT security, data science, or software engineering, including at least five years designing, developing, or deploying AI or machine-learning systems in enterprise or Government environments.
• · Expertise working on data science, machine-learning, or AI projects and building, training, and deploying models and AI systems in production.
• · Expertise collaborating across data science, software development, cybersecurity, and domain teams; preparing datasets; and applying AI to real-world enterprise problems.
• · Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, Business Administration, Business Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Resource Management, or a related field.
• · Certification in one or more of the following: IAT III, IAM III, or IASAE III.
• · PWS substitution: a PhD in IT security, data science, software engineering, or a related field may substitute for up to five years of required experience. IAT III, IAM III, or IASAE III certification may substitute for a relevant Bachelor's degree or four years of relevant experience.

Other Requirements

• · Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• · Must successfully complete and maintain the VA personnel vetting and background investigation requirements applicable to assigned work; PWS Tasks 5.1 through 5.9 are designated Tier 4 / High Risk.
• · Must complete required fingerprinting, personnel security forms, security and privacy training, and Rules of Behavior acknowledgments within Government-established timelines.
• · Must qualify for and properly safeguard any required VA Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential and Government-furnished equipment.
• · Must be available and responsive during core hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on normal Federal Government workdays.
• · Must be able to work from a Contractor-provided facility and travel occasionally to VA Central Office in Washington, D.C., or other approved locations when coordinated in advance.
• · Remote access to VA systems must occur only through VA-approved methods and from locations permitted by VA policy.