AI Governance Lead at Booz Allen Hamilton in Ashburn, VA

AI Governance Lead

Location: Ashburn, VA

AI Governance Lead

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AI Governance Lead to directly support executive decisionmakers within one of the largest National Security Federal Agencies that are continuing to design, implement and evolve their AI Governance and Policy practices. In this pivotal role, you will champion the safe, secure, and compliant deployment of artificial intelligence across the enterprise. You will bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI innovation, robust cybersecurity protocols, and federal compliance, ensuring that all AI initiatives align with agency missions and federal mandates within complex, multi-cloud architectures.

What You'll Work On:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CTO, providing strategic direction on AI governance, ethical AI deployment, and risk management framework implementation.
• Support the authoring, refining, and institutionalization of high-impact federal policy memos, directives, and governance standards guiding agency-wide AI usage.
• Partner closely with cybersecurity teams, data scientists, cloud architects, and legal counsel to embed governance metrics directly into the system development lifecycle.
• Oversee the security and compliance reviews of AI models and tools operating across complex, enterprise-level multi-cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Monitor and ensure absolute alignment with executive orders, OMB mandates, and federal cybersecurity standards governing AI and data privacy.
• Evaluate AI pipeline vulnerabilities, including data poisoning, model drift, and adversarial attacks, and design technical mitigation guardrails.
• Full AI Operating Model Governance.
• Unify the fragmented AI lifecycle process coordinating with AI Architects to provide cohesion.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience working in a professional environment
• 8+ years of experience supporting Federal Leadership and advising C-suite executives, Cybersecurity, or Governance organizations
• 8+ years of experience supporting the authoring and development of official federal policy memos, directives, or implementation plans
• Experience in cybersecurity principles, including NIST frameworks and FedRAMP processes
• Experience evaluating, deploying, or securing enterprise frameworks and systems within multi-cloud environments
• Experience building criteria to support AI Model Enablement strategies and criteria to assess model security and viability for use
• Experience conducting technical and operational risk assessment for complex IT software, data platforms, or algorithmic models
• Knowledge of the AI life cycle, machine learning pipelines, and governance structured required for predictive and generative AI
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Policy, or Information Technology
  

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Google Vertex AI or Gemini Enterprise and AWS Bedrock
• Experience developing governance frameworks for the introduction of Agentic AI within an organization
• Experience translating complex technical ai risks into actionable insights for non-technical leadership
• Knowledge of red-teaming methodologies
• Possession of exceptional communication skills
• Master's degree in Cyber Strategy or Public policy

Vetting:
Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.