Director: Digital Transformation, AI & Data Architecture

Peraton Labs; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 304,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Peraton Labs in Reston, VA is seeking a Director, Digital Transformation, AI, and Data Architect to lead the enterprise portfolio from strategy to execution. You will shape AI/Data offerings, develop technical discriminators, and collaborate with capture teams to translate market opportunities into differentiated service offerings.

This role requires deep expertise in AI/ML architecture, data platforms (lakes, mesh, fabric), and MLOps, with a track record of competitive federal wins and a Top

Qualifications

• 16+ years of industry experience.
• Deep expertise in AI/ML platform architecture including model development, training, and deployment pipelines, with demonstrated experience integrating AI and generative AI capabilities into enterprise or mission applications.
• Proven experience designing and implementing modern data platform architectures including data lakes, data mesh, and data fabric, with strong command of data governance, data quality, and data management frameworks in a federal environment.
• Demonstrated experience with MLOps practices and AI lifecycle management, from development and testing through production deployment and continuous monitoring.
• Demonstrated experience with Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBoK), Data Management Capability Assessment Models (DCAM), Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Data Principles, and/or Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT).
• Working knowledge of legacy system modernization strategies, application migration approaches, and API-first and microservices-based architecture patterns that accelerate digital transformation.
• Demonstrated experience applying human-centered design principles and iterative user research methods to federal digital transformation programs, with measurable outcomes in user adoption and mission effectiveness.
• Direct experience supporting federal government customers in a contractor environment, with a working understanding of mission requirements, acquisition processes, and the competitive federal market.
• Proven experience contributing to competitive federal pursuits, including technical solution development, architecture design, or competitive positioning in support of capture or proposal efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex AI, data, and digital transformation concepts into compelling solution narratives for capture teams, executive leadership, and government evaluators.
• A demonstrated bias for action and a track record of delivering technical work that contributed directly to competitive wins.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead the Peraton Enterprise Capabilities and Solutions Portfolio for Digital Modernization, Artificial Intelligence, and Data from strategy through execution.
• Shape Digital Transformation and AI/Data solutions from early opportunity identification through proposal submission.
• Develop technical discriminators, solution narratives, and competitive positioning materials for capture and proposal efforts.
• Design and develop scalable, reusable digital transformation and AI/Data service offerings, architectures, and technical frameworks.
• Evolve the portfolio by analyzing capability gaps, technology readiness, and market trends across federal digital modernization and AI adoption.
• Provide thought leadership and author white papers and other solution artifacts to support customer engagement.
• Partner with sector growth teams, business stakeholders, and engineering leadership to translate market opportunities into viable offerings.
• Drive the design and architecture of services with sales assets, cost models, and solution guides for sector teams.
• Present technical strategies and AI/Data roadmaps to customers, capture teams, and executive leadership with clarity.
• Engage with customers, industry partners, and technology vendors to stay ahead of evolving federal AI policy and competition.

Skills

AI/ML platform architecture

Data architecture

MLOps

Federal contracts

Solution narratives

Job description

Peraton Labs in Reston, VA is seeking a Director, Digital Transformation, AI, and Data Architect to lead the enterprise portfolio from strategy to execution. You will shape AI/Data offerings, develop technical discriminators, and collaborate with capture teams to translate market opportunities into differentiated service offerings.

This role requires deep expertise in AI/ML architecture, data platforms (lakes, mesh, fabric), and MLOps, with a track record of competitive federal wins and a Top