Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subject Matter Expert Support (SME) (Part-Time)

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Functional Experts

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Documentations, Exploration Certifications:

None Experience:

8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subject Matter Expert Support (SME) for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support.

• MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
• As a Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subject Matter Expert Support (SME) , the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Defense Threat Reduction Agency. You will play a crucial role in Artificial Intelligence Support as an AI Subject Matter Expert.

The right candidate should possess an in-depth understanding of the research, development, or operational application of artificial intelligence technologies, with particular depth in the following areas:

Must have work experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and machine learning (ML) model architectures, training methodologies, fine-tuning, and deployment at scale.

Must have the knowledge and experience necessary to advise on how LLM/ML systems are designed and evaluated, as well as how training for those systems is delivered, in both applied or research contexts.

Must have experience with hardware and software infrastructure requirements for effective LLM and ML development, to include GPU/TPU compute ecosystems, data center architecture, semiconductor supply chains, distributed training frameworks, and inference optimization techniques.

Must have experience with AI software development stacks, including familiarity with dominant frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX), model evaluation and benchmarking methodologies, and AI safety and alignment research.

Must have knowledge of current and near-term AI development trends, to include frontier model capabilities, multimodal systems, autonomous agents, dual-use AI risks, and the competitive global AI development landscape among state and non-state actors.

Must have experience with AI governance, policy, and international regulatory frameworks, including experience engaging with or advising government, academic, or industry stakeholders on AI policy development.

Must have knowledge of the current state and projected trajectory of AI capabilities relevant to arms control verification, treaty monitoring, and on-site inspection activities, including the use of AI in imagery analysis, data fusion, anomaly detection, and compliance assessment.

Must understand risks posed by adversary use of AI technologies to undermine arms control verification measures, spoof monitoring systems, or accelerate WMD development and delivery system programs.

Opportunities to leverage AI tools to enhance USG arms control implementation capabilities, improve training effectiveness, and support knowledge management within GT-AT and the Directorate.

Will provide the technical feasibility, verification challenges, and policy implications of potential arms control frameworks addressing AI development, deployment, or associated compute and hardware infrastructure.

Will assess the technical verifiability of proposed AI-related arms control measures, including limitations on compute thresholds, model capabilities, dataset size, or specific application domains such as autonomous weapons systems.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• ● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• ● Experience: 8+ years of related AI experience and prior experience with national security, defense, or arms control contexts is highly desirable.
• ● Security clearance level: Secret clearance and US citizenship required.

● This is a part time role . Must be able to work site.

• GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
• At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
• ● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• ● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• ● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• ● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

#ARMA

The likely salary range for this position is $107,744 - $65,182. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

T elecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Fort Belvoir

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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