Peraton

Senior Data Scientist

Peraton  •  $135k - $216k/yr  •  Herndon, VA (Hybrid)  •  9 days ago
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Responsibilities

Senior Data Scientist – Integrated Mission Management (IMM)

Location:Herndon, VA / Northern Virginia (Hybrid Eligible)

About the Role

Peraton is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support the Integrated Mission Management (IMM) program within the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) mission environment. IMM provides enterprise collection prioritization, requirements management, and intelligence search capabilities across multiple classified domains.

This position will lead the development and operationalization of AI/ML capabilities to enhance collection decision-making, prioritization frameworks, and enterprise search relevance. The selected candidate will work closely with software engineers, data engineers, product owners, and mission stakeholders to deliver scalable, explainable, and production-ready analytic solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and deploy machine learning models supporting intelligence collection prioritization and requirements management
  • Develop predictive and prescriptive analytics to enhance operational decision-making
  • Implement NLP techniques for structured and unstructured intelligence data sources
  • Develop ranking, scoring, and relevance models to improve enterprise search capabilities
  • Engineer and validate features using large-scale data stored in Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and relational databases
  • Productionalize models within containerized cloud environments (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift)
  • Partner with Data Engineering teams to build scalable ML pipelines
  • Implement model performance monitoring, evaluation metrics, and retraining strategies
  • Apply explainable AI techniques consistent with governance and compliance requirements
  • Document analytic methodologies, model assumptions, and data lineage
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an area relevant to the position with minimum 12 years experience; 10 years with MS/MA; 7 years with Ph.D; or 4+ additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance required w/Poly
  • Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related technical field
  • Advanced proficiency in Python (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • Experience developing, validating, and deploying machine learning models in production environments
  • Strong statistical analysis, modeling, and hypothesis testing experience
  • Experience working with large structured and unstructured datasets
  • Experience with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch or similar search technologies
  • Experience deploying solutions in AWS cloud environments
  • Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Ability to communicate complex analytic findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting DIA, IC, or DoD mission environments
  • Experience with NLP, topic modeling, entity extraction, or document classification
  • Experience with graph analytics or semantic modeling
  • Familiarity with data governance, model explainability, and RMF/NIST compliance
  • Experience in Agile or SAFe development environments
  • AWS or cloud certifications
  • Experience working in cross-domain or multi-level secure environments

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on 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 eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton Overview

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 do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. 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.

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About Peraton

At Peraton, we're at the forefront of delivering the next big thing every day. We're the partner of choice to help solve some of the world's most daunting challenges, delivering bold, new solutions to keep people around the world safer and more secure.

How do we do it? By thinking differently. We're not mired in the past. We look at all problems with fresh eyes. We look past the obvious to bring the best talent, tech, and ideas together to completely transform how things get done. So bring your unique ideas, your entrepreneurial spirit, and your drive to succeed and get ready to be part of something bigger. Get ready to do the can't be done.

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Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Year Founded
2017
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