Data Scientist 2 Top Secret/SCI w/Poly

Peraton; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton seeks a data scientist to join the DWP Customer Experience team supporting user interactions with Content and Event Warehouses. You will work with users to understand mission questions and optimize workflows to use the warehouses efficiently.

You will develop machine learning, data mining, statistical and graph-based models, prototype algorithms, and generate reports with data-driven insights for customers. An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline and 5 years of analytics experience.
• Five years of experience programming with data analysis software (R, Python, SAS, MATLAB).
• Produce data visualizations that reveal data structure and meaning.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop ML and analytics models to address complex problems.
• Create experiments to generate data when needed and evaluate performance.
• Build and deploy LLM/LLM-based NLP tasks and information retrieval workflows.
• Collaborate with SMEs to extract information from diverse data formats.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Data visualization

Feature engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative discipline

PhD substitution for 4 years experience

Tools

R

Python

SAS

MATLAB

SQL

GPU computing

Job description

About Peraton

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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About Peraton

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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

The candidate selected for this position will be a part of the DWP Customer Experience team supporting user interactions with the Content and Event Warehouses. They will work side by side with users to understand their mission questions and optimize workflows to use the warehouses efficiently. This team partners across Y3 to ensure the architecture works seamlessly for all users. They provide and promote capability training and tradecraft outreach throughout the extended enterprise.

Are you passionate about building cutting-edge solutions that support national security? Do you thrive in fast-paced, mission-driven environments?

A data scientist will develop machine learning, data mining, statistical and graph-based algorithms to analyze and make sense of datasets; prototype or consider several algorithms and decide upon final model based on suitable performance metrics; build models or develop experiments to generate data when training or example datasets are unavailable; generate reports and visualizations that summarize datasets and provide data-driven insights to customers; partner with subject matter experts to translate manual data analysis into automated analytics; implement prototype algorithms within production frameworks for integration into analyst workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a quantitative discipline (e.g., statistics, mathematics, operations research, engineering or computer science) and five (5) years of experience analyzing datasets and developing analytics as well as five (5) years of experience programming with data analysis software such as R, Python, SAS, or MATLAB.
• An additional four (4) years of experience in software development, cloud development, analyzing datasets, or developing descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics can be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
• A PhD from an accredited college or university in a quantitative discipline can be substituted for four (4) years of experience.
• Produce data visualizations that provide insight into dataset structure and meaning
• Work with subject matters experts (SMEs) to identify important information in raw data and develop scripts that extract this information from a variety of data formats (e.g., SQL tables, structured metadata, network logs)
• Incorporate SME input into feature vectors suitable for analytic development and testing
• Develop Al and machine learning models to address complex problems.
• Develop and optimize Large Language Models (LLM) for various NLP tasks and information retrieval
• Experience with utilizing GPU-based computing resources to accelerate model training and deployment.
• Develop and implement statistical, machine learning, and heuristic techniques to create descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics
• Develop statistical tests to make data-driven recommendations and decisions
• Develop experiments to collect data or models to simulate data when required data are unavailable
• Develop feature vectors for input into machine learning algorithms
• Identify the most appropriate algorithm for a given dataset and tune input and model parameters
• Evaluate and validate the performance of analytics using standard techniques and metrics (e.g. cross validation, ROC curves, confusion matrices)
• Oversee the development of individual analytic efforts and guide team in analytic development process
• An Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required

Additional Desired Qualifications

• AI/ML Integration:Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) frameworks, agents, and agentic workflow.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting 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 eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Details

Target Salary Range: $176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.