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

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

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

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required