Senior NLP Scientist for National Security R&D

Barone Consulting LLC; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Barone Consulting LLC seeks a SETA Support Specialist to support a government research program focused on NLP for intelligence. You will assist program managers across lifecycle phases, review deliverables, track risks, and prepare briefings for leadership.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in physics/mathematics/computer science or engineering, strong NLP/AI knowledge, experience with NLP pipelines and ML frameworks, and proven program management abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s 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
• Experience with AI/ML in NLP contexts
• Experience developing or evaluating NLP pipelines and transformer architectures
• Understanding data architectures for large-scale analytics/intelligence production
• Experience with NLP tools/frameworks like Hugging Face, PyTorch, TensorFlow, spaCy

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across government, academic, and industry teams
• Review and assess technical deliverables, milestones, and evaluation results
• Track risks and dependencies across performers
• Prepare reports and briefings for senior leadership
• Serve as liaison between performers, testers, government and transition partners
• Provide support for systems integration, design, modeling and data analytics

Skills

NLP concepts

AI/ML knowledge

Program management

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields

Master’s degree or PhD in physics, mathematics, CS, or engineering with 4+ years of experience

Tools

Hugging Face

PyTorch

TensorFlow

spaCy

Job description

Barone Consulting LLC seeks a SETA Support Specialist to support a government research program focused on NLP for intelligence. You will assist program managers across lifecycle phases, review deliverables, track risks, and prepare briefings for leadership.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in physics/mathematics/computer science or engineering, strong NLP/AI knowledge, experience with NLP pipelines and ML frameworks, and proven program management abilities.