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AI Strategy & Governance Leader

Arlington, VA💼 Full-time💰 $114,700–$114,700🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead enterprise AI & data strategy, governance, and architecture for confidential federal programs to ensure safe, auditable, and scalable AI operations.

Role type

Senior strategy & governance leader (AI/Enterprise Architecture)

Builds

Production AI strategies, governance frameworks, reference architectures, and operational playbooks for federal missions

Domain

US Federal Government, Defense, National Security, Public Safety, AI Governance

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

AI/data strategy, enterprise architecture, federal policy compliance, AI governance frameworks, risk assessment, executive communication, roadmap planning, policy-as-code, audit readiness

Preferred skills

LLM evaluation frameworks, RAG/agent patterns, prompt lifecycle management, Zero Trust concepts, cloud platform familiarity (Azure/AWS/GCP), data catalog/lineage tooling

Technologies

LLM, RAG, agents, analytics, Azure, AWS, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Palantir, vector search

Responsibilities

Translate mission goals into portfolio roadmaps and target architectures; define reference architectures respecting Zero Trust and privacy; operationalize policy-as-code, approval workflows, and audit trails; stand up evaluation harnesses and guardrails; author playbooks and governance blueprints; partner with product/security teams to deliver outcomes; ensure programs meet SLOs and pass audits; mentor teams on responsible AI practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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