NLP Data Scientist — Text Analytics & Transformer ML

Bespoke Technologies, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Poly clearance required

Job summary

Bespoke Technologies, Inc. in McLean is seeking a Data Scientist with active Poly clearance to lead NLP projects and develop text analytics capabilities. You will select libraries, build models, and evaluate performance across datasets, communicating results to leadership.

The role requires strong Python NLP experience, DL frameworks, HuggingFace tooling, and SQL proficiency. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential for delivering actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience performing NLP tasks and selecting Python libraries for analysis.
• Experience using Python NLP packages (SpaCy, Gensim, NLTK) to analyze document collections.
• Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras for NLP/deep learning.
• Proficient with HuggingFace transformers and model hub usage.
• Experience creating ML models for text classification and topic modeling in Python (scikit-learn or DL).
• Experience with encoder–decoder and generative language models for NLP tasks.
• Ability to explain methodological choices and model results clearly to stakeholders.
• Proficient in SQL including CTEs, sets, aggregates, and nested subqueries.
• Experience with version control (GitHub) and CI/CD (Jenkins).
• Experience leveraging GPUs for accelerated computing.
• Develop practical performance measurement approaches.
• Assist in data collection, analysis, and presenting findings to senior leadership.
• Advanced statistical analysis on personnel, intelligence, and performance metrics.
• Assist in selecting/developing methodologies for research.
• Analyze information and present findings clearly to customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead NLP projects, selecting appropriate Python libraries and preprocessing steps.
• Build and evaluate text processing models using DL or ML techniques.
• Experiment with encoder/decoder and generative models for NLP tasks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate results and recommendations.
• Develop dashboards or reports to present performance metrics to leadership.

Skills

NLP tasks

Python NLP libs

Deep learning frameworks

HuggingFace transformers

Text classification

Encoder/decoder models

Communication of methods

SQL with CTEs

Git/GitHub/Jenkins

GPU acceleration

Performance measurement

Data collection/presentation

Statistical analysis

Research methodology

Information analysis for customers

Job description

Bespoke Technologies, Inc. in McLean is seeking a Data Scientist with active Poly clearance to lead NLP projects and develop text analytics capabilities. You will select libraries, build models, and evaluate performance across datasets, communicating results to leadership.

The role requires strong Python NLP experience, DL frameworks, HuggingFace tooling, and SQL proficiency. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential for delivering actionable insights.