Senior AI and Transformation Lead

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is hiring a Senior AI and Transformation Lead in Washington, DC. Qualified candidates must be US citizens with the ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust.

• Lead the development, refinement, and execution of PMOD’s artificial intelligence strategy, adoption approach, and implementation roadmap.

• Serve as a senior AI subject-matter expert and trusted advisor to PMOD leadership, program teams, and stakeholders across CBP.

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize high-value AI use cases that support mission outcomes, operational efficiency, decision support, and technology modernization.

• Advise stakeholders on practical AI capabilities, limitations, risks, governance considerations, and responsible implementation practices.

• Design and support the implementation of AI solutions for government customers, including requirements definition, solution architecture, pilot execution, evaluation, scaling, and sustainment.

• Maintain awareness of CBP AI activities, capabilities, governance structures, and relevant office roles to promote coordination and reduce duplicative efforts.

• Collaborate with business, technical, cybersecurity, privacy, legal, procurement, data, and program-management stakeholders to ensure AI initiatives align with applicable policies, procedures, governance processes, and implementation requirements.

• Monitor evolving federal, DHS, and CBP AI guidance and translate applicable requirements into practical program recommendations and delivery actions.

• Develop executive-ready briefings, decision papers, recommendations, dashboards, and reports that clearly communicate AI opportunities, implementation status, risks, benefits, and resource needs.

• Educate and enable stakeholders through briefings, workshops, demonstrations, and other engagement activities focused on AI concepts, tools, use cases, risks, and adoption practices.

• Lead Agile transformation efforts and provide scaled Agile delivery leadership for complex technology programs and cross-functional teams.

• Establish, launch, mature, or restructure Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and supporting delivery structures, as appropriate.

• Plan, facilitate, and continuously improve Program Increment (PI) Planning events, Inspect and Adapt sessions, Scrum of Scrums, ART syncs, and other scaled Agile ceremonies.

• Coach Product Owners, Scrum Masters, delivery teams, technical leads, and government stakeholders on SAFe principles, Agile roles, ceremonies, planning practices, and continuous-improvement methods.

• Establish and maintain delivery cadences, governance practices, performance metrics, reporting processes, and escalation mechanisms for Agile programs.

• Manage cross-team dependencies, delivery risks, impediments, and stakeholder issues to support predictable, integrated delivery.

• Use Agile lifecycle management tools, such as Jira and Azure DevOps, to support backlog management, planning, dependency tracking, delivery reporting, and performance analysis.

• Apply flow metrics, capacity planning, forecasting, and delivery-performance data to identify improvement opportunities and inform leadership decisions.

• Promote integration of Agile delivery practices with DevSecOps, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, cybersecurity requirements, and quality-engineering practices.

• Support value-stream identification, ART design, organizational-readiness assessments, and change-management activities in evolving delivery environments.

• Bring broad experience designing and implementing AI solutions for government customers

• Prior experience identifying high-value AI opportunities.

• Must have a strong understanding of AI activities and capabilities across CBP, including the roles and efforts of relevant offices.

• Must be able to collaborate effectively across CBP and remain current on applicable AI guidance, governance processes, procedures, and implementation requirements.

• Prior experience with Jira.

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Qualified candidates must be US citizens with the ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust.

• This position offers the opportunity to work a hybrid work schedule.

The pay range for this position is $110,000 to $200,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on established government contract ranges, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, and other factors. MTSI also offers a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Base pay information is based on market location. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. This posting will be renewed periodically until the position is filled.