Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Expert
Company
Department of Homeland Security - DHS Headquarters
Location
Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Summary
This position is located in the DHS AI Corps, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).
You will serve as an AI Technology Expert in the DHS AI Corps, focused on creating and enhancing AI/ML-enabled applications, solutions, and related oversight. In this role you, will help DHS with leveraging recent technological advancements to harness the benefits of AI and expand its responsible use.
Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
- You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
- Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
- While unusual, you may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, overtime, and/or on call and standby duty status.
- You may occasionally be required to travel away from the normal duty station on commercial or even military flights.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Qualifications
This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement that must be met prior to meeting the specialized experience. Applicant must possess IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four (4) competencies listed below:
- Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
- Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
To qualify for the GS-15 grade level you must possess and have documented in your resume, one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in Federal service or equivalent public or private sector experience performing the following tasks:
1. Applying advanced technical skills in one or more of the following technical areas to successfully complete major projects that use Artificial Intelligence to achieve important mission goals:
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- Human-Centered Design: Using human-centered research and interaction design practices to build systems that are intuitive for users to interact with and rely on underlying AI models and/or systems.
- Software Engineering: Developing and integrating applications at enterprise scale that leverage AI, machine learning, or algorithmic techniques as a key component of the overall system.
- AI Security: Addressing vulnerabilities and implementing strategies to mitigate security risks in systems incorporating AI and related technologies.
- AI/ML Engineering: Designing, implementing, training, and deploying models that utilize AI or machine learning, ensuring they are performant and meet responsible and ethical standards.
- Data Science: Developing, optimizing, and evaluating models including integrating them into systems to achieve key mission objectives.
- Product Management: Managing product life cycles that include AI technologies, while developing strategies and metrics to ensure successful delivery and adoption.
- Technologist: Applying cross-functional skills to advance projects that include AI components, resolving interdisciplinary challenges.
- Policy Development: Developing and implementing policies related to AI, ensuring compliance with ethical standards, policies, and responsible use guidelines.
3. Strategically navigating or demonstrating senior roles in projects of cross-functional or diverse teams that foster collaboration or achieve strategic goals.
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.
All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Shared Certificates: The Department of Homeland Security-HQ shares lists of applicants among DHS-components, and other government agencies hiring for similar roles. You may be referred for consideration to other agencies Hiring Managers throughout the Department for more than one position based on this application. By applying to this announcement, you understand your application materials may be shared with multiple Hiring Mangers throughout DHS-HQ, other DHS components, and other government agencies hiring for similar roles. If additional positions are filled from this announcement conditions of employment may differ. You will be notified if you are referred for additional positions.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Education
There is no education requirement or education substitution for this position.
Additional information
The salary ranges vary according to the geographic area locality adjustments; therefore rates advertised represent base pay only as pay will depend upon the duty location of the selectee. Please see the 2024 General Schedule (opm.gov) locality pay tables for more information.
The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.
Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result.
You will be required to complete an OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Form.
You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration of Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.
Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation as a condition of placement in this non-sensitive position. This review may include financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
Date Posted
09/06/2024
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