SENIOR ADVISOR CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA); Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) seeks a senior executive to lead the enterprise data management and AI governance program. The role focuses on ensuring data is visible, trustworthy, and secure while accelerating the adoption of analytics, AI, and digital technologies across the organization.

The successful candidate will guide governance frameworks, data architecture, and enterprise-wide data strategy to support mission-critical operations and decision making in a

Qualifications

• Expert-level experience establishing an enterprise-wide data management strategy, data architecture, and governance framework.
• Leadership in integrating AI/ML and advanced analytics into enterprise operations with governance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure enterprise data is visible, accessible, linked, trustworthy, interoperable, and secure to support agency missions.
• Accelerate adoption of data, analytics, and AI technologies and provide strategic guidance.
• Lead digital, analytics, and AI efforts to improve operational efficiency and decision support.
• Oversee AI implementation and establish governance for rapid, responsible AI adoption.
• Promote data management process improvements and establish controls for accountability.
• Develop metrics and BI collaboration across mission owners.
• Explore tech advances to increase data value and provide expert advice on AI challenges.

Skills

Data governance

Data architecture

AI governance

Analytics leadership

Job description

Summary

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a separate Agency of the Department of War (DoW) under the direction, authority, and control of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (USW (I&S)). This position is placed in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and reports to the Chief Information Officer.

Summary

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a separate Agency of the Department of War (DoW) under the direction, authority, and control of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (USW (I&S)). This position is placed in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and reports to the Chief Information Officer.

Duties

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The Chief, Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) serves as the senior advisor to senior management on how best to ensure Enterprise IT Data Management fully and economically supporting DCSA's business operations and customer needs. In this regard, this role advises on and researches ways and means of effecting business transformation consistent with the DCSA strategic and business plans, and those of the DoW.

The CDAO Will

• Ensure enterprise data is visible, accessible, linked, trustworthy, interoperable, and secure to support the mission and activities of the agency and DoW and aligns with the framework of the Federal Data Lifecycle.
• Accelerate the adoption of data, analytics, and AI capabilities, as well as other relevant digital technologies, to generate developing data, analytics, and AI strategic guidance and formulating related policy. Ensure unity of mission and tighter integration of digital, data, analytics, and AI organizations.
• Lead DCSA digital, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) efforts to enhance operational efficiency, deliver decision advantage, and support the stakeholders. Improve how the agency collects, uses, manages and publishes data.
• Oversee implementation of AI efforts and establish governance frameworks to ensure rapid and responsible AI adoption.
• Promote and quantify Enterprise data management process improvements to achieve greater effectiveness and efficiencies within the DCSA, ensuring practices and controls are in place for accountability and appropriate data management.
• Serve as a centralized resource for the identification, development, dissemination and tracking of enterprise-wide data management performance metrics and business intelligence in collaboration with mission owners.
• Explore technological advances to increase efficiencies, decrease the cost of managing data and increase the value of the available data. Provide independent, expert advice on the most complex and consequential digital and AI challenges.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen
• Male born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59 PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be Authorized
• Supervisory Position: Yes
• Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: OGE-278e, Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure, is required
• Telework Eligibility: Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case, temporary basis for limited situations.
• This position is designated Special Sensitive, the incumbent must obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• The incumbent may be subject to a two-year DCIPS trial period, unless required trial period has been served.
• The incumbent may be subject to a one-year DISL trial period, unless required trial period has been served.
• This position may require occasional Temporary Duty Travel (TDY), and will require frequent local travel.
• This position is designated as Mission Essential.
• Tour of Duty: Flexible with Agency policy
• The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Qualifications

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Technical Qualifications (TQs). However, to meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the TQS within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will be disqualified.

Technical Qualifications

• Demonstrated expert-level experience in establishing, implementing, and continuously evolving an enterprise-wide data management strategy, data architecture, and governance framework. This includes leading repeatable data standardization efforts, designing data workflows aligned with the Federal Data Lifecycle, and establishing formal policies to guarantee that large-scale agency data is visible, accessible, linked, trustworthy, interoperable, and secure.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in leading the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and advanced analytics capabilities into enterprise operations. This includes directing the exploration of data to uncover trends and opportunities for automation, establishing rigorous AI governance frameworks to ensure rapid and responsible technology adoption, and delivering enabling digital services to support multi-stakeholder solution deployment.

Requirements for the 2210 series as 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 to respond appropriately.
• Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Additional information

Please review the General Application Information and Definitions at:http://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppinfo.pdf

Other Notes

• If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.
• If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.
• Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status.
• Joint Duty Credit: All DCSA executive level positions require Joint Duty Credit. Only those candidates who meet the Joint Duty Credit requirement will be eligible to compete/be considered for a senior executive position. Employees will receive joint duty credit for many almost any rotational assignments assignment to another IC component and may also be eligible to receive credit for service outside the IC (military, other government, or private sector) that was at least at the GS/GG-1113 or DCIPS Pay Band 3 level, that and it occurred on or after September 11, 2001. An external candidate, if selected, will be required to immediately apply for Joint Duty credit. Note: Employees without Joint Duty Credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected, a waiver would be required prior to final appointment. DCSA seniors without Joint Duty at the same tier level may lateral into the position if selected without requesting a waiver.

This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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