AI/ML Integration Specialist

Koniag Government Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Tuknik Government Services, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an AI/ML Integration Specialist with a Secret security clearance to support our U.S. Army modernization program in the DC Metro area.

This contingent role aligns AI/ML capabilities with mission outcomes and bounded use cases. The role emphasizes responsible AI, secure data practices, and collaboration with cybersecurity, architecture, data, privacy, and legal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, information systems, or a related field
• Six+ years technology delivery experience with AI/ML solution integration
• Experience integrating model services through APIs with responsible AI controls
• Ability to translate mission workflows into measurable AI use cases for stakeholders
• U.S. citizenship with active security clearance or eligibility for the assigned work
• Ability to protect CUI/PII and comply with access and handling procedures

Responsibilities

• Translate contracting and service-management pain points into bounded AI/ML use cases with measurable mission outcomes
• Define integration patterns for government-approved model endpoints, Appian workflows, data, and human review
• Establish evaluation plans for accuracy, completeness, groundedness, and workload reduction
• Design controls for data minimization, CUI/PII handling, role-based access, logging, and records retention
• Ensure AI recommendations remain advisory and that key decisions stay with authorized personnel
• Coordinate AI boundary, interconnection, and authorization with cybersecurity, architecture, data, privacy, and legal teams
• Assess government AI services and commercial capabilities for mission fit, cost, security, and lifecycle support
• Guide pilots for document generation, policy analysis, knowledge retrieval, and workflow assistance
• Monitor AI performance post-release and recommend revisions or retirement when needed
• Maintain use-case docs, model cards, risk decisions, test results, and operational guidance

Skills

AI use-case design

Responsible AI & oversight

Model evaluation & outcomes

Secure data & API integration

Stakeholder facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/DS/Engineering/Info Systems

Tools

AWS Bedrock

GenAI.mil

Appian integration

Job description

Tuknik Government Services, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an AI/ML Integration Specialist with a Secret security clearance to support TGS in supporting our government customer in the DC Metro area.This position is for a Future New Business Opportunity.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

Tuknik Government Services, LLC Koniag Government Services (KGS) is seeking qualified candidates for this role supporting our U.S. Army customer on a large-scale Army contracting systems modernization and automation program. Shapes and governs the integration of Government-approved artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. The specialist connects mission use cases, authoritative data, security boundaries, human decision points, measurable outcomes, and responsible AI controls before technical implementation begins. This is a contingent recruiting profile; the opening, employing subsidiary, compensation, work location, and staffing remain subject to final contract authorization.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Translate contracting and service-management pain points into bounded AI/ML use cases with measurable mission outcomes.
• Define integration patterns for Government-approved model endpoints, Appian workflows, authoritative data, and human review.
• Establish evaluation plans for accuracy, completeness, groundedness, citation quality, workload reduction, adoption, and exception rates.
• Design controls for data minimization, CUI and PII handling, role-based access, prompt/output logging, model and prompt versioning, and records retention.
• Ensure AI recommendations remain advisory and that authorized personnel retain contracting, diagnostic, approval, and release decisions.
• Coordinate AI boundary, interconnection, and authorization impacts with cybersecurity, architecture, data, privacy, and legal stakeholders.
• Assess Government-furnished AI services and commercial capabilities for mission fit, availability, cost, security, and lifecycle support.
• Guide pilots for document generation, policy analysis, knowledge retrieval, service-desk diagnostics, and workflow assistance.
• Monitor AI performance after release and recommend revision, limitation, retraining, or retirement when outcomes are not achieved.
• Maintain use-case documentation, model cards or equivalent records, risk decisions, test results, and operational guidance.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, information systems, or a related field; additional relevant experience may substitute for education.
• Six or more years of technology delivery experience, including practical AI/ML solution integration and evaluation.
• Experience integrating model services through APIs and applying responsible AI, privacy, security, human-oversight, and auditability controls.
• Ability to translate mission workflows into measurable AI use cases and communicate tradeoffs to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• U.S. citizenship and the active security clearance or eligibility required for the assigned work by the start of performance, with ongoing eligibility thereafter.
• Ability to communicate clearly with Government, technical, and business stakeholders and to maintain accurate work records in approved systems.
• Ability to protect Controlled Unclassified Information and classified information, when assigned, and comply with required access, training, and handling procedures.

Education and Experience Desired:

• Experience with AWS Bedrock, Ask Sage, GenAI.mil, Appian integrations, or comparable Government-approved AI platforms.
• Experience with acquisition, contracting, document-intensive workflows, or service-desk knowledge management.
• Familiarity with DoD Responsible AI policy, RMF, model evaluation, and AI red-team practices.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• AI use-case and integration design
• Responsible AI and human oversight
• Model evaluation and outcome measurement
• Secure data and API integration
• Stakeholder facilitation and technical governance

Work Environment and Travel:

Work may occur remotely when authorized, at Government facilities, or in controlled office and data-center environments. Work involving classified information or SIPRNet will be performed at a Government-approved secure location using authorized systems. The role generally supports Government business hours, with occasional release, incident-response, maintenance-window, or approved travel requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristicprotected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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