Senior AI Governance & Risk Analyst

General Dynamics Information Technology; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 187,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

401K with company match

Paid time off

Flexible work weeks

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking an AI Cybersecurity Engineer Sr Principal to advance AI governance for federal cyber missions. You will develop categorization and boundary doctrine, establish evidence standards, and apply NIST SP 800-53 controls to AI projects while coordinating across teams and briefing stakeholders.

This senior role requires TS/SCI with a polygraph, US citizenship, and 7+ years of related experience, with a strong focus on policy-to-technical mapping, risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a closely related discipline is required.
• Master's degree may substitute for 3 years of experience.
• Minimum 7+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI system categorization and authorization boundary doctrine to support AO risk decisions.
• Establish evidence standards for AI system assessments distinguishing testable control performance from vendor attestation.
• Maintain AI governance frameworks against evolving policy, CNSS guidance, and NIST standards; update assessment criteria as requirements change.
• Map federal AI policy requirements to NIST SP 800-53 controls and Zero Trust outcomes for actionable assessment criteria.
• Define continuous monitoring requirements to detect unauthorized or undocumented changes to deployed AI models.
• Integrate adversarial threat considerations into AI assessment frameworks and evidence requirements.
• Lead or coordinate cross-team groups to ensure consistent AI assessment framework application.
• Prepare and deliver stakeholder briefings and training on AI governance requirements and assessment methodology.

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline

Master's degree substituted for three years of demonstrated work experience

7+ years of related experience

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking an AI Cybersecurity Engineer Sr Principal to advance AI governance for federal cyber missions. You will develop categorization and boundary doctrine, establish evidence standards, and apply NIST SP 800-53 controls to AI projects while coordinating across teams and briefing stakeholders.

This senior role requires TS/SCI with a polygraph, US citizenship, and 7+ years of related experience, with a strong focus on policy-to-technical mapping, risk