Technical SETA SME – Natural Language Processing

Arlington, VA

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Providing exceptional solutions for our customers requires proven experience and positive results. At TRIAEM, we care and invest in our people to ensure they are prepared to deliver superior services across a wide array of mission challenges. We specialize in systems engineering & architecture, scientific & technological analysis, data management, and cyber security solutions. With over ten years of experience supporting the US Government and International Partners, we know what it takes to ask the right questions, capture the right information, and deliver timely, accurate solutions.

Caring and investing in our people means an environment where you can learn and grow while continuously being challenged. We offer industry-leading benefits and paid time off that allow you to focus on supporting our customers while maintaining the important work/life balance. If you are looking for a company that values you as an individual and welcomes your ideas, contributions, and experience, TRIAEM is the place for you!

Job Description

Technical SETA SME – Natural Language Processing

Position Overview

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

What You’ll Do

· 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.

Required Qualifications — Customer/Source Controlled

· 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.

Desired / Nice to Have

· 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.

Skills & Requirements Qualifications

TRIAEM LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, sexual orientation/gender identity, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, or genetic information. Applicants may be subject to a background investigation based on job requirements. TRIAEM Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind; we are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at TRIAEM are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. TRIAEM will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.