DHS leads in the responsible innovation and public protection missions at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and homeland security. At DHS, our people keep us on the forward edge of this rapidly evolving intersection. Learn more about how we are using AI to advance the DHS mission.
Your Skills + the DHS Mission
Have you delivered AI/ML products to market or delved into AI technology governance or policy issues where precedent doesn’t exist? Many missions await!
While we are not currently hiring, as the largest civilian AI team in the federal government, we expect there will be future opportunities to join DHS to work at the forefront of innovative and responsible use of AI to improve delivery of services to the public and impact the homeland security mission, while safeguarding privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. You may have the opportunity to use your expertise to:
- Develop solutions and responsibly implement AI/ML technologies and products using industry best practices, principles, concepts, and standards.
- Ensure data security, data management, and risk assessment and management.
- Understand relevant laws, policies, and ethical considerations and apply them to the DHS mission.
- Incorporate user insights and iterative learning into product development.
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Your Career + Public Service at DHS
DHS employees are the front line of our nation’s homeland security. This gives DHS employees unique career opportunities because of DHS’s broad and diverse mission.
DHS technologists and other skilled talent enable responsible and safe AI use development, and practices at DHS. DHS employees are behind each AI use case at DHS, including the technology, data, cybersecurity, and ensuring protection of privacy and civil rights and civil liberties. AI talent at DHS work with interdisciplinary and cross-functional teams to increase mission impact.
As a part of the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer, DHS AI Corps members work in key roles including:
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Staff AI/ML Engineers design, implement, train and deploy AI/ML models and systems. They also provide key recommendations and insights to senior departmental leadership on the future uses and risks of key AI technologies.
Staff AI Security Engineers ensure the security and integrity of AI systems, address potential vulnerabilities, and implement and provide recommendations to senior leaders on cybersecurity measures.
Staff Software Engineers develop and integrate AI applications, ensuring applications that leverage AI technologies scale and optimized for performance, reliability, and security. Staff Software Engineers write at any level of the stack, including frontend, backend, infrastructure, or data engineering.
Senior Data Scientists lead data-driven projects to create AI models, as well as find key insights and develop recommendations and products that the Department can leverage to make stronger decisions or more efficient processes.
Senior HCDs apply HCD principles and research techniques to AI projects and create products, services, and processes that are insightful, accessible, and meet users’ needs.
Senior Policy Advisors develop and implement AI-related policies that align with the Department’s goals and federal laws and regulations. They are the advocates for policy initiatives that promote the safe, secure, and trustworthy use of AI technologies, while enhancing key areas such as procurement, privacy, civil right, and civil liberties.
Senior Product Managers manage AI solutions from concept to deployment and continuous improvement. They function at the center of prioritizing between program goals and user needs, while engaging with stakeholders and ensuring successful product rollouts.
Senior Technologists leverage cross-functional skills that can include multiple domains including engineering, data science, design, cybersecurity, policy, and strategy. They apply their skills and knowledge of bureaucracy hacking to navigate complex organizations and deliver products and outcomes.
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Learn More About Joining DHS
- Apply for an AI role on USAjobs.gov.
- Read about how DHS is using AI to secure the homeland.
- Explore AI use cases at DHS including AI techniques.
- Discover more about data at DHS.
- Learn about other jobs at DHS.