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Markondo · 1 day ago

Expert AI Policy Engineer

US-MD-Bethesda

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$200K/yr - $225K/yr

5+ years exp

Markon is a premier consulting firm dedicated to advancing critical missions for the intelligence community. They are seeking an Expert AI Policy Engineer to support AI governance and policy development, combining hands-on AI engineering expertise with the ability to translate technical insights into actionable policy for senior stakeholders.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support AI governance and policy development for current and emerging AI technologies in collaboration with the ODNI CDO and CAIO

Translate technical AI concepts, trends, and risks into clear policy, governance documents, and executive-level products

Provide hands-on AI engineering support, including prototyping, model training, inference, evaluation, and deployment

Analyze AI technology trends and create decision-support products to inform leadership and governance bodies

Collaborate with IC partners, including non-DoD elements, to coordinate AI policy, governance, and information sharing

Advise on ethical, legal, and policy implications of AI and emerging technologies

Evaluate AI use cases, including NLP, Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Agentic AI

Recommend forward-leaning improvements to align governance frameworks with the customer’s AI vision

Stay current with advances in AI technologies, architectures, and best practices

Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and other AI stakeholders to align policy with implementation realities

Qualification

AI governanceAI engineeringAI policyAI ethicsLawAI architecturePythonMLOps practicesNLPLarge Language ModelsGenerative AICloud services

Required

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required

Bachelor's degree plus 10+ years of related experience, OR Master's degree plus 7+ years, OR PhD or JD plus 5+ years of experience

Experience developing AI policy and governance documentation for existing and emerging AI technologies

Minimum of 5 years collaborating with Intelligence Community partners, including non-DoD IC organizations

Expertise in at least two of the following areas: AI development, AI architecture, AI engineering, AI policy, AI ethics and law, Emerging technologies

Demonstrated ability to translate highly technical concepts into policy, governance, and executive-level products

Experience collaborating closely with data scientists and AI practitioners