Job Title: Task Lead - AI & Cybersecurity (Hybrid)
Location: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Dayton, OH (Hybrid)
Clearance Requirement: Must be eligible for a Secret security clearance
Employment Type: Full-time
Ellumen is seeking a highly qualified Task Lead to provide subject matter expertise and leadership in support of advanced AI, cybersecurity, software engineering, and system integration efforts. This hybrid role, located near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton, OH, requires an experienced professional who can lead multidisciplinary teams in a dynamic Department of Defense (DoD) environment. The ideal candidate will drive innovation through agile methodologies, adversarial AI insights, secure development practices, and systems sustainment.
Key Responsibilities:
Agile Development & Program Leadership
- Guide cross-functional teams using Agile principles to ensure iterative development, continuous improvement, and early delivery.
- Collaborate closely with customers, end users, and developers to evolve requirements and deliver adaptable, mission-driven solutions.
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Lead efforts in AI model development, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
- Apply AI/ML techniques such as NLP, computer vision, and applied data science to real-world DoD use cases.
- Manage the MLOps lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines for AI model operations and performance optimization.
Cybersecurity & Risk Management
- Provide cybersecurity and risk management expertise across AI development, systems architecture, and operational networks.
- Support efforts to obtain an Authority to Operate (ATO) in relevant environments, ensuring systems meet strict security standards.
- Oversee defensive cyber operations infrastructure and help ensure information assurance through cyber analytics.
AI DEV-SEC-OPS & Security Engineering
- Integrate secure development operations into the AI pipeline, with automated security tests built into the development lifecycle.
- Deliver secure system architecture solutions, supporting lifecycle protection, vulnerability mitigation, and compliance with DoD security requirements.
Systems Integration & Sustainment
- Provide engineering expertise to integrate and combine components into Systems of Systems (SoS) and ensure interoperability.
- Oversee system maintenance and sustainment through corrective, adaptive, and preventive approaches.
Testing & Evaluation
- Develop and execute testing strategies to validate software and system performance under operational conditions.
- Support both Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) and Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) activities to reduce acquisition risks.
Adversarial AI & Operational Impact
- Advise on adversarial threats to AI models, including model robustness and testing data sensitivity.
- Communicate potential operational implications and provide recommendations on model selection and testing protocols.
Required Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field (Master's preferred)
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in AI/ML
- Proficiency in Python and frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
- Experience with MLOps, including model CI/CD and lifecycle management
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or DoD-specific environments)
- Strong foundation in cybersecurity practices and risk management
- Ability to work within classified or sensitive environments
- Understanding of DoD acquisition or R&D lifecycle (preferred)
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with containerization and virtualization technologies
- Familiarity with Agile tools and project management methodologies
- Knowledge of defensive cyber operations and systems engineering best practices
Work Environment:
- Hybrid work schedule with part-time onsite presence at WPAFB required
- Collaborative and mission-driven environment supporting national defense priorities
Join our team and be at the forefront of advancing secure, AI-driven technologies that support critical defense operations.
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Ellumen
120-150k
May 29, 2025