AI/ML Engineer/Data Scientist / Public Trust
Peraton· Defense & Federal Services· Sep 2, 2026 · 2mo ago
Warrenton, Virginia, United States
In office
Full-time
Staff
$104K–$166K
8+ years exp
Job description
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years related technical experience required. • An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated fluency in AI/ML techniques.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (Bash, Python, etc.).
• Strong understanding of containerization principles (Docker, Podman, etc.).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience interfacing with clients, technical support personnel, and other technical professionals to ensure efficient and effective service.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust security clearance required.
• Willingness and ability to travel 10-25%.
Preferred:
• Experience with the Databricks Data and AI platform.
• Proven experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Experience with Openshift/Kubernetes and other container-based platforms.
• Experience implementing and utilizing AI models to explore and refine data.
• Experience training task specific AI models for normalization and alerting.
• Experience with SAFe Agile testing environments.
• Experience using OpenShift to run microservice architectures designed to manage scale of data transformation processes.
Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced AI/ML Data Scientist to join our Federal Strategic Cyber program.
Location: Warrenton, VA
Position Description:
• Expertise and fluency in AI/ML techniques.
• Design, build, and maintain Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) pipelines using industry best practices.
• Work with data management teams to design transform scripts in languages like Python to convert raw data to standardized data schemas.
• Implement and manage containerization strategies using OpenShift/Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines into the software development lifecycle.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and availability.
• Automate infrastructure and application deployment processes.
• Ensure security best practices are implemented throughout all DevOps procedures.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development, test, and production environments.
Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced AI/ML Data Scientist to join our Federal Strategic Cyber program.
Location: Warrenton, VA
Position Description:
• Expertise and fluency in AI/ML techniques.
• Design, build, and maintain Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) pipelines using industry best practices.
• Work with data management teams to design transform scripts in languages like Python to convert raw data to standardized data schemas.
• Implement and manage containerization strategies using OpenShift/Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines into the software development lifecycle.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and availability.
• Automate infrastructure and application deployment processes.
• Ensure security best practices are implemented throughout all DevOps procedures.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development, test, and production environments.
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years related technical experience required. • An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated fluency in AI/ML techniques.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (Bash, Python, etc.).
• Strong understanding of containerization principles (Docker, Podman, etc.).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience interfacing with clients, technical support personnel, and other technical professionals to ensure efficient and effective service.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust security clearance required.
• Willingness and ability to travel 10-25%.
Preferred:
• Experience with the Databricks Data and AI platform.
• Proven experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Experience with Openshift/Kubernetes and other container-based platforms.
• Experience implementing and utilizing AI models to explore and refine data.
• Experience training task specific AI models for normalization and alerting.
• Experience with SAFe Agile testing environments.
• Experience using OpenShift to run microservice architectures designed to manage scale of data transformation processes.
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