Director, AI & Data Transformation Architect

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 304,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Director, Digital Transformation, AI, and Data Architect to lead the Digital Modernization, AI, and Data portfolio. You will shape offerings and architectures that win federal contracts, working with capture teams, sector CTOs, and SMEs from opportunity shaping through proposal submission.

You will drive discriminators, solution narratives, and scalable AI/Data service architectures, ensuring differentiation and credibility in federal pursuits.

Qualifications

• 16+ years of industry experience.
• Deep expertise in AI/ML platform architecture including model development, training, and deployment pipelines.
• Proven experience designing modern data platforms (data lakes, data mesh, data fabric) with governance and data management.
• Experience with DMBoK, DCAM, FAIR, and COBIT frameworks.
• Working knowledge of legacy system modernization, API-first and microservices architectures.
• Experience applying human-centered design in federal digital transformation programs.
• Direct experience supporting US federal government customers in contractor environments.
• Ability to translate AI/Data strategies into compelling narratives for capture teams and leadership.
• Demonstrated track record contributing to competitive federal pursuits.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Digital Modernization, AI, and Data portfolio from strategy through execution.
• Collaborate with capture teams and sector SMEs to shape solutions for proposals.
• Develop discriminators, narratives, and materials for competitive positioning.
• Design scalable AI/Data service offerings and architectures.
• Evolve the portfolio based on capability gaps and market trends.
• Author white papers and solution artifacts for customer engagement.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate market opportunities into offerings.
• Define services with sales assets, cost models, and guides for sales teams.
• Present strategies and roadmaps to customers and leadership.
• Engage with customers and partners to stay ahead of AI policy and data capabilities.

Skills

AI/ML architecture

Data platform design

MLOps

User-centered design

Federal contracting

Proposal support

Tools

Data lakes

Data mesh

Data fabric

APIs

Cloud platforms

Job description

Peraton seeks a Director, Digital Transformation, AI, and Data Architect to lead the Digital Modernization, AI, and Data portfolio. You will shape offerings and architectures that win federal contracts, working with capture teams, sector CTOs, and SMEs from opportunity shaping through proposal submission.

You will drive discriminators, solution narratives, and scalable AI/Data service architectures, ensuring differentiation and credibility in federal pursuits.