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Data/AI · Work role code 733

AI Risk and Ethics Specialist

Educates those involved in the development of AI and conducts assessments on the technical and societal risks across the lifecycle of AI solutions from acquisition or design to deployment and use.

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

Tasks

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25), in the tool's order, with the DCWF KSAT id

Free · DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)
  • 537ADevelop methods to monitor and measure risk and assurance efforts on a continuous basis.Core
  • 765BPerform AI architecture security reviews, identify gaps, and develop a risk management plan to address issues.Core
  • 963AEnsure risk mitigation plans of action and milestones are in place.Core
  • 1000BEnsure that AI design and development activities are properly documented and updated.Core
  • 5854Collaborate with appropriate personnel to address Personal Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and other data privacy and data reusability concerns for AI solutions.Core
  • 5856Communicate the results of AI risk assessments to relevant stakeholders.Core
  • 5860Coordinate with appropriate personnel to identify methods for users and developers to report concerns about the implementation of DoD AI Ethical Principles.Core
  • 5863Create and/or maintain processes to ensure data management efforts comply with AI ethical principles.Core
  • 5873Determine methods and metrics for quantitative and qualitative measurement of AI risks so that sensitivity, specificity, likelihood, confidence levels, and other metrics are identified, documented, and applied.Core
  • 5878Develop risk mitigation strategies to ensure enumerated risks are prioritized, mitigated, shared, transferred, and/or accepted.Core
  • 5879Direct and/or support organizational and project-level AI risk management activities.Core
  • 5881Ensure risk management responsibilities are clearly defined, assigned, and communicated to relevant stakeholders.Core
  • 5889Identify and submit exemplary AI use cases, best practices, failure modes, and risk mitigation strategies, including after-action reports.Core
  • 5893Implement Responsible AI best practices and standards within AI solutions according to the DoD AI Ethical Principles, Responsible AI Guidelines, and/or any other pertinent laws.Core
  • 5896Maintain current knowledge of advancements in DoD AI Ethical Principles and Responsible AI.Core
  • 5900Measure the compliance of AI tools with DoD AI Ethical Principles.Core
  • 5904Perform risk assessment on AI applications to identify technical, societal, organizational, and mission risks.Core
  • 5905Perform risk assessment whenever an AI application or AI-enabled system undergoes a major change, when emergent behaviors are detected, and/or unintended consequences are reported.Additional

Knowledge

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25), in the tool's order, with the DCWF KSAT id

Free · DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)
  • 22* Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.Core
  • 108* Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).Core
  • 942Knowledge of the organization's core business/mission processes.Additional
  • 952Knowledge of emerging security issues, risks, and vulnerabilities.Core
  • 1157* Knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity.Core
  • 1158* Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.Core
  • 1159* Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.Core
  • 6311Knowledge of machine learning theory and principles.Core
  • 6900* Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.Core
  • 6935* Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).Core
  • 6938* Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environment and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments.Core
  • 7003Knowledge of AI security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities and potential risk mitigation solutions.Core
  • 7020Knowledge of DoD AI Ethical Principles (e.g., responsible, equitable, traceable, reliable, and governable).Core
  • 7021Knowledge of emerging trends and future use cases of AI.Core
  • 7024Knowledge of how AI is developed and operated.Core
  • 7034Knowledge of interactions and integration of DataOps, MLOps, and DevSecOps in AI.Core
  • 7036Knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies related to AI, data security/privacy, and use of publicly procured data for government.Core
  • 7038Knowledge of metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of machine learning models.Core
  • 7040Knowledge of Personal Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and other data privacy and data reusability considerations for AI solutions.Core
  • 7041Knowledge of remedies against unintended bias in AI solutions.Core
  • 7044Knowledge of testing, evaluation, validation, and verification (T&E, V&V) tools and procedures to ensure systems are working as intended.Additional
  • 7045Knowledge of the AI lifecycle.Core
  • 7048Knowledge of the benefits and limitations of AI capabilities.Core
  • 7051Knowledge of the possible impacts of machine learning blind spots and edge cases.Core
  • 7052Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools used for risk and bias assessment and mitigation, including assessment of failures and their consequences.Core
  • 7111* Knowledge of Zero Trust Security Model Principles.Core

Skills

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25), in the tool's order, with the DCWF KSAT id

Free · DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)
  • 7056Skill in assessing AI capabilities for bias or ethical concerns.Core
  • 7064Skill in developing solutions and/or recommendations to minimize negative impacts of machine learning, especially for edge cases.Core
  • 7065Skill in explaining AI concepts and terminology.Core
  • 7067Skill in identifying low-probability, high-impact risks in machine learning training data sets.Core
  • 7068Skill in identifying organizational and project-level AI risks, including AI security risks and requirements.Core
  • 7069Skill in identifying risk over the lifespan of an AI solution.Core
  • 7075Skill in testing and evaluating machine learning algorithms and/or AI solutions.Core

Abilities

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25), in the tool's order, with the DCWF KSAT id

Free · DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

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