Technical SETA SME – Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Bethesda, MD - USA
Job Summary
Job Family:
Data Science & Analysis (ESA)
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
The Technical SETA will provide support in the execution of the lifecycle of a research program from development source selection execution closeout and transition. The Technical SETA will be responsible for attending meetings workshops conferences and testing events as the Subject Matter Expert.
In this role the Technical SETA will serve as the Subject Matter Expert in Natural Language Processing (NLP) including large language models (LLMs) machinelanguage understanding text analytics and AIdriven language processing technologies.
What You Will Need:
- An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a polygraph
- Bachelors degree in physics mathematics computer science or relevant engineering fields (electrical computer systems software)
- EIGHT (8) or more years of work experience in physics mathematics computer science or relevant engineering fields (electrical computer systems software).
- Experiences should include but not be limited to:
- Systems engineering and integration experience in complex dataintensive environments
- Knowledge of AI/ML (computer vision NLP predictive analytics LLMs)
- Demonstrated experience with NLP methodologies such as text classification named entity recognition topic modeling information extraction or transformerbased architectures
- Experience developing or evaluating NLP pipelines including text preprocessing tokenization strategies model training finetuning and optimization for mission environments
- Understanding of data architectures and pipelines for largescale analytics/intelligence production
- Familiarity with AI governance data quality bias mitigation and mission assurance in operational NLP/LLM deployments
- Experience creating program plans work breakdown structures and milestone schedules
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Masters degree or PhD in physics mathematics computer science or relevant engineering fields (electrical computer systems software) with FOUR (4) or more years of work experience
- Experience in the Intelligence Community (IC) including requirements CONOPS and transition
- Experience managing a multi-disciplinary R&D or T&E team
- Experience as a Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager
- Experience with NLP development tools or frameworks such as Hugging Face PyTorch TensorFlow spaCy or similar libraries
- Ability to proactively manage multiple concurrent tasks
- Excellent writing slide development and editing skills including the ability to develop succinct comprehensive and understandable documents using complex data from multiple sources for technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong organizational problem-solving and time-management skills; detail oriented
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
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