Senior Data Scientist & Analytics Engineer (TS/SCI)

Peraton; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton’s SITE III BES Program seeks a Senior Data Analyst/Scientist to advance a portfolio of enterprise data platforms supporting Acquisition, Training, Security, and HR for a global Intelligence Community workforce.

You will apply advanced analytical methods, modern data technologies, and DevSecOps practices to evolve backend workflows and analytics capabilities, influencing enterprise outcomes across the organization.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance adjudication, and ability to pass a poly
• Bachelor’s degree relative to the position with 12+ years of relevant experience. Additional 4 years experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• 3+ years working in the Data Science field. Experience using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SQL, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data
• Experience in Data Analysis, data engineering and enrichment
• Experience visualizing/presenting data for stakeholders
• Strong testing, verification, and validation skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex data in a simple, actionable way
• Ability to visualize data in the most effective way possible for a given project or study

Responsibilities

• Partner with mission stakeholders to identify data needs and design methods for collecting, structuring, and enriching data
• Analyze operational and business data to uncover trends, patterns, and actionable insights
• Develop new frameworks, tools, and automated pipelines for data collection, transformation, and integration
• Work with large, complex datasets to locate signal within noise and extract meaningful information
• Apply data mining, statistical analysis, and exploratory modeling to support decision-making
• Create clear, compelling reports, visualizations, and briefings for technical and non‑technical audiences
• Correlate and connect data across disparate systems to highlight relationships and drive enterprise-level outcomes
• Help steer the evolution of cloud-based data architectures and analytics capabilities within the customer environment

Skills

R

Python

SQL

Data visualization

Data analysis

Statistics

Communication

Problem solving

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JSON

XML

XSLT

JDBC

SOAP

REST

Job description

Peraton’s SITE III BES Program seeks a Senior Data Analyst/Scientist to advance a portfolio of enterprise data platforms supporting Acquisition, Training, Security, and HR for a global Intelligence Community workforce.

You will apply advanced analytical methods, modern data technologies, and DevSecOps practices to evolve backend workflows and analytics capabilities, influencing enterprise outcomes across the organization.