Everforth ECS is seeking an
AI Methodologist to work in our
Springfield, VA office.
Everforth ECS is seeking an exceptional
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Methodologist to support National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) modernization initiatives in alignment with DoD AI implementation strategy and guidance.
Responsibilities:Transform Intelligence Production Through Smart Integration:- Support NGA modernization activities in accordance with DoD AI strategy.
- Design AI integration strategies that compress multi-day analytic workflows into hours by intelligently combining GOTS / COTS capabilities.
- Assess the GOTS / COTS landscape to determine optimal solutions for specific intelligence problems: when to leverage NGA's internal investments, when to integrate commercial platforms, and how to architect hybrid solutions.
- Eliminate bottlenecks where automation stops and manual work begins, regardless of whether solutions come from government development or commercial acquisition.
Navigate the Acquisition and Integration Ecosystem:- Evaluate emerging COTS AI platforms and services for applicability to NGA missions and security requirements.
- Balance the speed and innovation of commercial solutions with the security, reliability, and mission-specificity of government-developed tools.
Enable Analytic Excellence and Training:- Embed with intelligence teams to deeply understand their Priority Intelligence Questions and operational constraints.
- Develop and implement comprehensive implementation plans that enable analysts to leverage AI-enhanced workflows effectively.
- Conduct on the job training to accelerate adoption of best practices.
- Faciliate leadership briefings and demonstrations.
- Translate analyst expertise into requirements that AI can augment.
- Guide teams in leveraging the full spectrum of available capabilities: government-developed tradecraft tools, enterprise AI platforms, commercial ML services, and emerging technologies.
Drive Strategic Adoption:- Develop incremental AI implementation roadmaps that build confidence, demonstrate value, and accelerate toward transformation.
- Champion AI integration that enhances tradecraft rather than undermining it, ensuring solutions maintain security and compliance regardless of origin.
- Measure what matters: faster analysis, higher confidence assessments, greater analytic capacity, and return on investment across GOTS / COTS expenditures.
Serve as Technology Advisor and Innovation Scout- Maintain awareness of emerging COTS AI capabilities, commercial platforms, and industry trends that could benefit NGA missions.
- Advise leadership on technology investment strategies: when to build GOTS, when to buy COTS, and when to partner.
- Build relationships with commercial vendors, government labs, and IC technology organizations to stay at the forefront of AI innovation.
Salary Range: $175,000 - $210,000
General Description of Benefits
- Active TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) and/or willingness to obtain CI polygraph.
- Ability to work an alternate work schedule (including night shifts) as required.
- Bachelor's Degree and 15+ years of experience in intelligence analysis, with deep understanding of intelligence and operations cycles in a U.S. military or Intelligence Community (IC) environment.
- Demonstrated expertise and actual hands-on implementation experience applying AI/ML to real-world intelligence problems (not just theoretical knowledge).
- Ability to code in PYTHON and HTML.
- Mastery of NGA tools, tradecraft, and analytic methodologies - you'll need credibility with working-level analysts who've seen every "solution" pitch before.
- Experience as an imagery analyst, with expertise in analyzing and exploiting Full Motion Video (FMV).
- Deep understanding of object-based production and GEOINT workflows in operational contexts.
- Fluency with DoD and IC information environments and the multi-source data ecosystem NGA depends on.
- Understanding of both GOTS and COTS acquisition, integration, and operational deployment challenges in classified environments.
- Ability to evaluate commercial AI technologies for applicability, security implications, and integration feasibility in national security contexts.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to work independently in dynamic, high-tempo operational environments.
- Excellent analytical writing and briefing skills, with experience providing planned and ad-hoc briefings for senior leadership.
- Demonstrated instructional capabilities, to include developing and implementing training plans and curriculum Familiarity with commercial AI platforms (AWS AI/ML services, Azure AI, Google Cloud AI, commercial computer vision platforms, etc.) and their potential integration into government workflows.
- Self-starter mentality with a customer-focused approach to delivering technology in operational environments.
