AI/ML Integration Specialist - ACWS

DSA Inc.; New Jersey; On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DSA Inc. seeks an AI/ML Integration Specialist to lead secure, governed AI/ML integration across enterprise apps, workflows, APIs, and data services for mission-critical Army environments.

You will translate mission needs into practical AI/ML use cases, develop prototypes, and collaborate with architecture, data, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps teams to ensure compliance, model governance, and human-in-the-loop controls. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• Active Secret Clearance required.
• 5+ years of AI/ML, data science, analytics, or enterprise app modernization experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI/ML use case identification, design, and integration to improve modernization, automation, analytics, and decision support.
• Translate operational needs into AI/ML solution concepts, technical requirements, prototypes, backlog items, and implementation guidance.
• Collaborate with architects, data admins, developers, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, testers, and analysts to deliver secure enterprise AI/ML capabilities.
• Support model selection, data prep, prompt design, integration patterns, validation, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure responsible AI practices including human review, explainability, data protection, access control, and governance.
• Coordinate testing/validation to ensure accuracy, security, usability, and alignment with mission outcomes.
• Document use cases, decisions, risks, and implementation recommendations.
• Evaluate emerging AI/ML technologies to enhance ACWS modernization without operational disruption.

Skills

Cloud services (AWS)

AI/ML integration

Python

SQL

APIs

Data pipelines

NLP / GenAI

Model governance

Secure delivery

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Appian

LC/NC platforms

Java services

APIs

Cloud services

Job description

All hired employees are expected to have experience with Microsoft Copilot and / or an approved equivalent AI solution.

AI/ML Integration Specialist Summary

Lead AI/ML integration by delivering practical, secure, and governed capabilities that improve productivity, automation, search, analytics, and decision support while ensuring proposed AI/ML solutions are authorized, usable in Army environments, aligned with mission and compliance requirements, and implemented without disrupting operations.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• AWS, AI/ML, or data certification preferred; CompTIA Security+ required.
• Active Secret Clearance
• 5+ years of experience supporting AI/ML, data science, analytics, intelligent automation, software integration, or enterprise application modernization.
• Experience designing and integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise applications, workflows, APIs, data services, reporting tools, or user-facing systems.
• Working knowledge of machine learning, natural language processing, generative AI, prompt engineering, model evaluation, data pipelines, and responsible AI practices.
• Experience with Python, SQL, APIs, cloud services, structured and unstructured data, and integration patterns used to connect AI/ML capabilities with operational systems.
• Ability to translate mission needs, user pain points, and business requirements into practical AI/ML use cases, prototypes, implementation plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Knowledge of secure software delivery, data protection, privacy, model governance, human-in-the-loop controls, and compliance considerations for federal or regulated environments.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across architecture, development, data, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, testing, product, and government stakeholder teams.
• Active Secret Clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Experience identifying and implementing AI/ML use cases for federal acquisition, contracting, financial, procurement, or mission workflow systems
• Experience with AI-enabled acquisition capabilities such as document analysis, clause/compliance assistance, contextual help, search, summarization, anomaly detection, workload assignment, recommendation engines, reporting, and decision support.
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities with Appian, LC/NC platforms, Java services, APIs, databases, business intelligence tools, or cloud-hosted environments.
• Experience developing AI-enabled search, document analysis, workflow automation, anomaly detection, recommendation, summarization, reporting, or decision-support capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead identification, design, and integration of AI/ML use cases that improve ACWS modernization, user efficiency, workflow automation, analytics, and decision support.
• Translate operational needs and stakeholder requirements into AI/ML solution concepts, technical requirements, prototypes, backlog items, and implementation guidance.
• Partner with architects, data administrators, developers, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, testers, and functional analysts to integrate AI/ML capabilities into secure enterprise delivery.
• Support AI/ML model selection, data preparation, prompt design, integration patterns, validation planning, and performance monitoring.
• AI-enabled delivery, testing, validation, and release support.
• Implement responsible AI practices, including human review, explainability considerations, data protection, access control, auditability, and appropriate governance.
• Coordinate testing and validation of AI/ML-enabled capabilities to ensure accuracy, reliability, security, usability, and alignment with mission outcomes.
• Maintain AI/ML documentation, design assumptions, use case traceability, model/integration decisions, risks, and implementation recommendations.
• Evaluate emerging AI/ML technologies and recommend practical improvements that support ACWS modernization without disrupting operational continuity.

The posted salary range is a good-faith estimate. Actual compensation will be based on the selected candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and other job-related factors.

DSA - Salary Pay Range

$160,000 - $170,000 USD

Many of DSA's positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. DSA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. DSA is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. DSA requires background checks , where permitted , by law. DSA is an E-Verify Employer.