Senior Data Scientist - Cyber Defense Analytics (TS/SCI)

Peraton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Fort Meade, MD, is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support the Department of War Cyber Defense Command with Defensive Cyber Operations AI Cyber Security. Location: Fort Meade, MD.

The role involves advanced statistical analysis, ML model development, and collaboration with mission partners to translate requirements into analytic solutions, plus mentoring junior data scientists.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Python, R, SQL and ML model development.
• Strong statistical analysis and hypothesis testing skills.
• Experience with data visualization and reporting.
• Knowledge of cyber defense operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate predictive and prescriptive analytic models.
• Apply statistical and ML techniques for anomaly detection and event correlation.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify operational trends.
• Collaborate with mission partners to translate requirements into analytic solutions.
• Document analytic workflows and methodologies for knowledge transfer.
• Mentor junior data scientists and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

ML model development

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Education

Master's degree in Data Science/Statistics/Mathematics or related field

Tools

None

Job description

Peraton in Fort Meade, MD, is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support the Department of War Cyber Defense Command with Defensive Cyber Operations AI Cyber Security. Location: Fort Meade, MD.

The role involves advanced statistical analysis, ML model development, and collaboration with mission partners to translate requirements into analytic solutions, plus mentoring junior data scientists.