Summary
This position leads the functional management office for all DAF enterprise AI services and is responsible for ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable, and secure AI capabilities to meet mission needs across the Total Force. This role requires a technical and programmatic leader focused on operationalizing AI solutions, managing the enterprise AI ecosystem, and driving the DAF's digital transformation through the adoption of cutting-edge AI services and infrastructure.
Duties
Service Management: Leads the functional management, design, and architecture of the DAF enterprise AI capability ecosystem, ensuring a scalable and secure environment for deploying AI. AI Operationalization: Drives the operationalization of AI across the DAF by working with mission owners to identify, prioritize, and implement enterprise-level AI solutions that enhance decision-making and mission readiness. Capability Delivery: Oversees the development and management of the enterprise AI ecosystem, including common pipelines for developing, testing, and deploying AI models to ensure capabilities are sustainable, adaptable, and efficiently resourced. Program Advocacy: Serves as a key proponent for advancing AI within the DAF, advocating for high-priority enterprise use cases that deliver transformational change and enhance operational effectiveness. Tasker Response: Responds to internal and external taskers and inquiries regarding enterprise AI services and operational readiness, providing authoritative and timely information. DAF CDAO Support: Supports broader data and AI office initiatives as needed, contributing to the overall mission and strategic objectives of the DAF Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO).
Education
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
How you will be evaluated
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. BASIS OF RATING: Your application will be rated under the Cut Point procedures based on the extent to which the quality, depth, and complexity of your experience and education relate to the qualification requirements. Additional points are not added for Veteran's Preference; however, Veteran's Preference is considered where applicable. Best Qualified Group: Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements Fully Qualified Group: Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements. Basically Qualified Group: Candidates in this category meet the minimum education and/or experience requirements. The resume/documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job. For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here. APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.