Technical SETA SME – Natural Language Processing

TRIAEM, LLC • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

Senior NLP/AI technical SETA SME supporting mission-scale language systems, data pipelines, model development/evaluation, AI governance, and program planning.

Requirements

• ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant electrical/computer/systems/software engineering field.
• EIGHT (8)+ years of work experience in the listed science/technical fields.
• Systems engineering and integration experience in complex, data-intensive environments.
• Knowledge of AI/ML including computer vision, NLP, predictive analytics, and LLMs.
• Demonstrated NLP methods: text classification, named-entity recognition, topic modeling, information extraction, or transformer-based architectures.
• Experience developing/evaluating NLP pipelines: preprocessing, tokenization, model training, fine-tuning, and optimization for mission environments.
• Understanding of data architectures/pipelines for large-scale 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.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or PhD in listed/relevant field with FOUR (4)+ years work experience.
• IC experience including requirements, CONOPS, and transition.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary R&D or T&E teams.
• Experience as PM or Deputy PM.
• Hugging Face, PyTorch, TensorFlow, spaCy, or similar NLP frameworks.
• Ability to proactively manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Excellent writing, slide development, and editing for technical/non-technical audiences.
• Strong organization, problem-solving, time management, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical SETA/SME support aligned to the specialty area and evaluate technical approaches, risks, progress, and results.
• Translate complex technical information into actionable recommendations and program artifacts for R&D stakeholders.
• Support program planning, technical assessment, milestone tracking, and cross-disciplinary coordination where required by the role.
• Prepare to communicate technical work clearly during Guidehouse/customer evaluation, including a short technical seminar.

Benefits

• Mission-Driven Work: Bring your expertise to complex, high-impact challenges supporting the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and Federal Government.
• An Award-Winning Workplace: Join a company recognized by the Washington Business Journal as a 2024 Best Places to Work honoree, where our people and mission success go hand in hand.
• A Veteran-Strong Culture: Through our Troops 2 TRIAEM initiative, we are committed to transitioning military members, military spouses, and U.S. military veterans. Approximately half of our TRIAEM team and management has served, bringing invaluable leadership, experience, and mission perspective to our organization.
• A Place Where Your Experience Matters: At TRIAEM, you are more than a labor category or a résumé. We value your expertise, ideas, and perspective—and give you the opportunity to make a visible impact.
• A Commitment to Excellence: Our four ISO certifications demonstrate our commitment to quality, IT service management, information security, and disciplined execution.
• Opportunity to Grow: We believe great careers keep moving forward. TRIAEM encourages professional development, new challenges, and opportunities to expand your expertise.
• Great People. Important Missions. Real Impact: We are building a company where talented people can do meaningful work alongside colleagues who care about the mission—and about each other.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior