AI/ML Subject Matter Expert

GD Information Technology • Fairfax, VA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as an AI/ML Subject Matter Expert (SME) and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. Our federal customer relies on this program to operate and modernize a nationwide case‑management and intelligence‑analysis platform supporting complex investigative and operational workflows. The team sustains a mission‑critical system that integrates data, analytics, and organizational processes across multiple regions to ensure a secure, scalable, and efficient platform for case management, trend analysis, and coordinated activities. This position requires U.S. Citizenship and an active U.S. government Secret level security clearance or higher to be considered for this role. Meaningful Work and Personal Impact Lead the Analytic team in modernization efforts Provide technical and management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments Establish goals and plans that meet project objectives Apply domain and expert technical knowledge with critical impact on overall project implementation Supervise others as needed to achieve mission goals Develop and deliver high‑quality data systems, reports, analytical products, and features Provide O&M support for existing data systems including multi‑source integrations and established extracts within the Enterprise Data Warehouse Support, update, and deliver enterprise reporting via PowerBI dashboards Design, develop, support, maintain, and enhance the Enterprise Search application integrating multi‑source search results, APIs, BI functions, and OpenSearch features Contribute to AI/ML module development, maintenance, enhancement, research, and deployment for entity extraction and relationship analysis using rich unstructured datasets Support modernization of the agency’s broader data ecosystem using evolving Cloud and non‑Cloud technology stacks Follow Agile Scrum, Kanban, or other methodologies as directed by the customer Hybrid Work Schedule / Location: Must be willing and able to work onsite in Fairfax County, VA 3 days a week and 2 days from home.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active U.S. government Secret level security clearance or higher
• BA/BS degree or 4 additional years of equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of in‑depth knowledge of at least one analytical or statistical language (Python, R, SQL)
• 2+ years of custom Machine Learning and AI model training experience, including supervised and unsupervised learning, and NLP expertise focused on unstructured data
• 3+ years of SQL database or coding experience
• 2+ years of experience with data visualization tools
• 2+ years of experience manipulating unstructured data

Nice To Haves

• Educational background in Data Science is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead the Analytic team in modernization efforts
• Provide technical and management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments
• Establish goals and plans that meet project objectives
• Apply domain and expert technical knowledge with critical impact on overall project implementation
• Supervise others as needed to achieve mission goals
• Develop and deliver high‑quality data systems, reports, analytical products, and features
• Provide O&M support for existing data systems including multi‑source integrations and established extracts within the Enterprise Data Warehouse
• Support, update, and deliver enterprise reporting via PowerBI dashboards
• Design, develop, support, maintain, and enhance the Enterprise Search application integrating multi‑source search results, APIs, BI functions, and OpenSearch features
• Contribute to AI/ML module development, maintenance, enhancement, research, and deployment for entity extraction and relationship analysis using rich unstructured datasets
• Support modernization of the agency’s broader data ecosystem using evolving Cloud and non‑Cloud technology stacks
• Follow Agile Scrum, Kanban, or other methodologies as directed by the customer

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay and paid time off
• Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• Ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars to 401(k) up to the IRS annual limits
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays
• Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree