The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a separate Agency of the Department of War (DoW) under the direction, authority, and control of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (USW (I&S)). This position is placed in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and reports to the Chief Information Officer.
The Chief, Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) serves as the senior advisor to senior management on how best to ensure Enterprise IT Data Management fully and economically supporting DCSA's business operations and customer needs. In this regard, this role advises on and researches ways and means of effecting business transformation consistent with the DCSA strategic and business plans, and those of the DoW.
The CDAO will: Ensure enterprise data is visible, accessible, linked, trustworthy, interoperable, and secure to support the mission and activities of the agency and DoW and aligns with the framework of the Federal Data Lifecycle. Accelerate the adoption of data, analytics, and AI capabilities, as well as other relevant digital technologies, to generate developing data, analytics, and AI strategic guidance and formulating related policy.
Ensure unity of mission and tighter integration of digital, data, analytics, and AI organizations. Lead DCSA digital, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) efforts to enhance operational efficiency, deliver decision advantage, and support the stakeholders. Improve how the agency collects, uses, manages and publishes data. Oversee implementation of AI efforts and establish governance frameworks to ensure rapid and responsible AI adoption.
Promote and quantify Enterprise data management process improvements to achieve greater effectiveness and efficiencies within the DCSA, ensuring practices and controls are in place for accountability and appropriate data management. Serve as a centralized resource for the identification, development, dissemination and tracking of enterprise-wide data management performance metrics and business intelligence in collaboration with mission owners.
Explore technological advances to increase efficiencies, decrease the cost of managing data and increase the value of the available data. Provide independent, expert advice on the most complex and consequential digital and AI challenges.
This position does not have a positive education requirement.
This position is with Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Department of Defense.
The posted pay range is $186207 – $209600/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-24.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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