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Natural Language Processing Engineer SME (TS/SCI with Poly Required)

GCI
Mc Lean, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/25/2026

GCI embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leverage the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry. 

At GCI, we solve the hard problems. As a Language Enabled Targeter (Mandarin), a typical day will include the following duties: 

  • Provide timely and accurate support to intelligence targeting support within the Department of Defense (DoD) to meet service-level needs and collection requirements. 
  • Conduct multi-source intelligence research and create communication messaging, CONUS or OCONUS responses, network diagrams and asset validation products. 
  • Experience with SIGINT tools, network development tools, and Open Source Research to develop targeting plans and products supporting defined collection priorities and to identify measures of effectiveness. 
  • Provide detailed input to asset validation panels to determine current and future viability of sources. 
  • Coordinate with other operations support staff intra- and inter-community to align analytic requirements with available targeting capabilities. 
  • Maintain awareness of collection operations, policy developments, and information priorities relevant to functional area. 
  • Deconflict on multi-discipline collection problems and seek opportunities to leverage and integrate intelligence capabilities to support multi-discipline collection efforts. 
  • Represent defense intelligence in agency, defense and national forums. 
  • Produce and brief products at meetings, workshops, or other community venues for the purposes of intelligence sharing and best practices. 
  • Edit products, if requested, according to customer policy. 
  • Performs analysis and research for national security, infrastructure, technology, country, geographic area, biographic and targeted vulnerability. 
  • Prepares assessment of current threats and trends based on the research and analysis of intelligence data. 
  • Develop and maintains analytical procedures to meet changing requirements. 
  • Collects data using a combination of standard intelligence methods and business processes. 
  • May coach and review the work of less-experienced professionals. 
  • Performs additional duties as assigned. 
  • Participates in special projects as required. 
  • Provides language specific analysis. 

 

A candidate must be a US Citizen and requires an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance. 

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans 

Qualifications 

Education 

Preferred 

BA/BS or better. 

Experience 

Required 

11-15 years: 

Demonstrated work related experience. 

Salary : $104 - $176

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