AI Ethics Subject Matter Expert - Military veterans preferred

Job Title: AI Ethics SME

Location: Work performance shall be performed onsite at government facilities in the National Capital Region (NCR). The NCR includes the District of Columbia and neighboring counties and cities of Maryland, Virginia, including Arlington, Loudon, Fairfax and Prince William counties in Virginia.

Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance required with SCI eligibility

Citizenship: US Citizenship required

Compensation: $120,000 - $200,000 salary range; compensation based on years of relevant professional experience, educational background, related professional skill set and geographical area. You will receive a competitive total rewards package that is applicable to the U.S. only.

**Pending Contract Award**

AttainX, Inc. is in search of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our dynamic team in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Chief Digital & Artificial Intelligence Officer (OCDAO) Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Program Support Services. As an AI Ethics SME, you will play a pivotal role in providing technical expertise and guidance in Responsible AI practices, ethics and policy. This role involved designing and executing Responsible AI tabletop exercises, conducting gap analysis and advertising on ethical AI adoption strategies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in applied ethics, AI ethics, data ethics or related field
• Minimum of eight years of Information Technology (IT) experience with at least five years in AI-related work
• Minimum of two years working in cybersecurity, human factors, ethics and policy
• Minimum of two years of experience in designing and running Responsible AI tabletop exercises
• Minimum of two years of experience conducting Responsible AI gap analyses and developing COAs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in applied ethics, AI ethics, data ethics or related field

Job Duties:

• Provide guidance on AI ethics best practices.
• Design and facilitate Responsible AI tabletop exercises.
• Identify gaps in AI ethics programs and recommend solutions.
• Review and contribute to Responsible AI policy and governance documents.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure ethical AI implementation.

Non-Essential Functions:

About Us:

AttainX Inc. is SBA certified 8(a), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS and Silver Level SaFe Partner. For more than 12 years, AttainX, Inc. has delivered emergent technologies, software products and high-quality services that meet the needs of our federal government customers.

The last three years have shown significant company growth as we have increased our contracts portfolio and hold the “Best in Class” contract vehicles, GSA MAS and OASIS Small Business and 8(a) Pools 1, 2 and 3. In addition, we are prime on several agency specific IDIQs and BPAs with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Navy, Health and Human Service and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

AttainX is dedicated to quality and best practices for the services we provide. We understand our people are the key ingredient to ensuring that our customers' mission and goals are met with excellence.

Benefits:

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include paid vacation, paid holidays and sick pay; medical, dental and vision benefits; matching 401K plan; tuition, training, professional development, certifications and continuing education programs plus long and short-term Disability.

EEO Commitment:

AttainX Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA).

Accommodations:

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable workplace accommodation, please send an email to Human Resources at hr@attainx.com. Indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Physical Demands:

Sitting and working on a computer for long, continuous periods each day; effective communications by telephone, email and face-to-face; standing, walking and sitting; handling and feeling objects or controls; reaching; talking and hearing; lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.