Peraton is hiring a Data Scientist to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a Data Scientist on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. As a Data Scientist on our team, you will provide support and related services to help simplify, automate, and hasten data movement across the mission ... more details
Data Scientist
Job LocationsUS-MD-Columbia
Requisition ID
2024-147845
Position Category
Engineering
Clearance
Top Secret/SCI w/Poly
Sector
Cyber Mission
Responsibilities
Peraton is hiring a Data Scientist to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a Data Scientist on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. As a Data Scientist on our team, you will provide support and related services to help simplify, automate, and hasten data movement across the mission platform. You will perform end-to-end systems engineering for data flows from the perspective of data modeling, data mapping, and support to implementers and mission customers. This position requires strong software and systems engineering expertise across the full life cycle of data with limited need for high-level direction. Key activities include:
Framing, defining, and bounding Enterprise level data needs and concerns into broad actionable initiatives with clearly identifiable downstream tasking.
Recommending new automation strategies and maturing current automation efforts
Performing high-level data requirements analysis to support the application of data standards across the enterprise.
Operating within, and coordinating across, teams that employ varying development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, and Kanban).
Possessing an instinctive aptitude to leverage information and knowledge sharing networks and navigating conflict in a way that fosters constructive outcomes.
The selected candidate will demonstrate the aptitude to learn and grow in the following areas. Experience in one or more of these areas will greatly increase the probability of success.
Hands on data wrangling: Extract Transform Load (or ETL), Databases, DBA, shell scripting
Hands on experience with Data Serializations (AVRO/protobuf/YAML/XML/JSON)
Problem framing, pattern recognition, AI/ML exposure
SIGINT understanding
Facility with data query DSLs (e.g. SQL)
Qualifications
Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:
Bachelor’s degree Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline plus 12 years of experience in Mathematics/Statistics, Computer Science, and analysis of data syntax and semantics; High School Diploma or GED plus 16 years of experience in Mathematics/Statistics, Computer Science, and analysis of data syntax and semantic; or a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline and 10 years of experience; or PhD from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline and 7 years of experience.
Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.
Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range
$190,000 - $304,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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