The Role
Leads strategic adoption of AI for cybersecurity, including identifying use cases, evaluating AI technologies, developing roadmaps, managing cross-functional projects, and ensuring security, privacy, and compliance. The role bridges AI, security operations, threat intelligence, incident response, and executive stakeholders while overseeing pilots, implementation plans, metrics, training, and change management.
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Title: Subject Matter Expert I
Description:
Solutions³ LLC is supporting a U.S. Government customer to support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.
Solutions³ LLC is seeking an experienced and technically proficient AI Subject Matter Expert (SME) who bridges the gap between artificial intelligence innovation and practical cyber defense operations. This role requires a unique blend of AI expertise, cybersecurity knowledge, and project management capabilities to drive the strategic adoption of AI technologies in our security infrastructure.
This position focuses on the analytical and investigative aspects of hardware forensics, with particular emphasis on operational technology and industrial control systems. The ideal candidates will have strong reverse engineering skills and deep understanding of threat actor methodologies targeting critical infrastructure.
Salary Range: $131,000 - $150,000
Location: Arlington, VA
Job Type: Onsite
Eligibility:
Description:
Solutions³ LLC is supporting a U.S. Government customer to support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.
Solutions³ LLC is seeking an experienced and technically proficient AI Subject Matter Expert (SME) who bridges the gap between artificial intelligence innovation and practical cyber defense operations. This role requires a unique blend of AI expertise, cybersecurity knowledge, and project management capabilities to drive the strategic adoption of AI technologies in our security infrastructure.
This position focuses on the analytical and investigative aspects of hardware forensics, with particular emphasis on operational technology and industrial control systems. The ideal candidates will have strong reverse engineering skills and deep understanding of threat actor methodologies targeting critical infrastructure.
Salary Range: $131,000 - $150,000
Location: Arlington, VA
Job Type: Onsite
Eligibility:
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment
- 10+ years of directly relevant experience
- Define strategic vision for AI-enhanced security capabilities aligned with organizational risk posture.
- Identify and evaluate AI/ML use cases for cyber defense, threat detection, incident response, and security operations.
- Assess emerging AI technologies for applicability to security challenges including anomaly detection, threat intelligence, and automated response.
- Stay current on AI threat landscape, including adversarial AI and AI-powered attacks.
- Bridge communication between technical teams, security operators, and business stakeholders
- Evaluate complex security challenges and identify AI-appropriate solutions
- Translate cybersecurity requirements into AI solution specifications.
- Evaluate AI/ML platforms, tools, and vendors for security applications.
- Define and advocate for AI prototyping or piloting initiatives as risk reduction measures.
- Collaborate with data science, security operations, and infrastructure teams on solution architecture.
- Develop comprehensive roadmaps for AI cybersecurity initiatives with clear milestones and dependencies.
- Ensure AI roadmaps align and tie into broader organizational roadmaps and strategies.
- Create detailed project schedules, resource plans, and budget estimates.
- Manage cross-functional implementation teams including security analysts, data scientists, and engineers.
- Track project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies
- Facilitate stakeholder communication and executive reporting on AI security initiatives.
- Coordinate with stakeholders and workstreams to address use cases and inform strategy.
- Ensure AI implementations meet security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
- Understand model training, validation, and deployment pipelines in security contexts.
- Conduct readiness assessments for AI adoption within security operations.
- Design change management strategies for AI tool integration into existing workflows.
- Develop success metrics and KPIs for AI security implementations.
- Create documentation, training materials, and knowledge transfer programs.
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related technical roles
- 3+ years working with AI/ML technologies or data-driven security solutions
- 3+ years in project/program management or technical leadership roles
- Ability to envision long-term AI security capabilities and create actionable paths forward
- Understanding of machine learning fundamentals, neural networks, natural language processing, and AI model lifecycle
- Adaptability and ability to navigate rapidly evolving AI and threat landscapes
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
- Strong knowledge of security operations, threat landscape, defense frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK), SIEM/SOAR platforms, and security architecture
- Familiarity with use cases such as behavioral analytics, threat hunting, malware analysis, phishing detection, and vulnerability management
- Proven experience developing roadmaps and managing complex technical projects
- Proficiency with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid approaches)
- Strong skills in resource planning, schedule development, and stakeholder management
- Experience with project management tools (Jira, MS Project, Asana, or similar)
- Experience Securing AI system, using AI in defensive system operations (e.g., SOC), and thwarting AI enabled attacks
- Background in data engineering, security analytics, or threat intelligence
- Familiarity with cloud security platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Knowledge of AI governance, ethics, and responsible AI principles
- Understanding of regulatory requirements (GDPR, CCPA, industry-specific frameworks)
- Experience with automation and orchestration platforms
- CISSP, CISM, PMP, PMI-ACP, or AI/ML certifications
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Active Secret security clearance
- Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance
- Ability to obtain DHS Suitability before starting employment
- 10+ years of directly relevant experience
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related technical roles
- 3+ years working with AI/ML technologies or data-driven security solutions
- 3+ years in project/program management or technical leadership roles
- Understanding of machine learning fundamentals, neural networks, NLP, and AI model lifecycle
- Knowledge of security operations, threat landscapes, MITRE ATT&CK, SIEM/SOAR platforms, and security architecture
- Experience developing roadmaps and managing complex technical projects
- Proficiency with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies
- Strong resource planning, schedule development, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with project management tools such as Jira, MS Project, Asana, or similar
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field
- Master's degree
- Experience securing AI systems and using AI in defensive security operations
- Background in data engineering, security analytics, or threat intelligence
- Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud security platforms
- Knowledge of AI governance, ethics, responsible AI, GDPR, CCPA, or industry frameworks
- Experience with automation and orchestration platforms
- CISSP, CISM, PMP, PMI-ACP, or AI/ML certification
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The Company
What We Do
Who We Are: Solutions³ is an award-winning consulting and training organization, providing full lifecycle IT Management solutions built on industry best practices. Our complete solution includes innovation, thought leadership, and market-leading applications, implemented by a highly qualified team. This collaborative methodology results in projects that are clearly defined and understood, and support our clients’ business objectives. What We Do: Solutions³ focuses on the architecture, implementation, and training of each solution we provide. Our unique training, led by instructors who are also practitioners, brings valuable experience into the classroom. Our three-dimensional approach of people, process, and technology, combined with partner expertise, ensures that all aspects of the solution function effectively. We provide custom training to equip people with the knowledge and hands-on experience to manage their IT solutions, we enable business improvement with ITIL-based processes and best-of-breed technology, and our strong partner ecosystem allows us to address a broader range of IT needs. Within our expertise areas, we provide assessments, component design, implementation plans, test plans, application deployment and integration, process and policy definition, knowledge transfer, custom end-user training, and ongoing operation and maintenance. These expertise areas include: - Cybersecurity Training & Governance - IT Service Management (Service Desk & ITIL®) - IT Operations Management - Critical Notification Systems - Project Management - Staff Augmentation
