Mission-Driven AI/ML Integration Lead (Secret Clearance)

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, 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.