AI / ML Senior Data Scientist
Peraton· Defense & Federal Services· Oct 6, 2026 · 22d ago
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
In office
Full-time
Senior
$176K–$282K
12+ years exp
Job description
Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D. Will consider Associates degree and 14 years of experience or HS and 16 years of experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, R, SQL
• Experience with machine learning model development and deployment; experience with machine learning, algorithm analysis, and data clustering.
• Strong statistical analysis and hypothesis testing skills
• Experience with data visualization and reporting
• Requires strong technical and computational skills - engineering, physics, mathematics, coupled with the ability to code design, develop, and deploy sophisticated applications using advanced unstructured and semi-structured data analysis techniques and utilizing high-performance computing environments
• U.S Citizenship required
• DoD TS Clearance with ability to obtain/maintain SCI
Preferred Qualifications:
• AWS/Azure certifications
• Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field
• Knowledge of cyber defense operations
• DoD TS SCI Clearance
Peraton seeks an AI / ML Senior Data Scientist to support Department of War Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) with defensive cyberspace operations and AI support. Location: Fort Meade, MD. In this role, you will perform advanced statistical analysis, develop machine learning (ML) models, and conduct operational research to support cyber defense decision-making and threat characterization.
Primary Responsibilities include:
• 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
• Analyze unstructured and semi-structured data, including latent semantic indexing (LSI), entity identification and tagging, complex event processing (CEP), and the application of analysis algorithms on distributed, clustered, and cloud-based high-performance infrastructures.
Peraton seeks an AI / ML Senior Data Scientist to support Department of War Cyber Defense Command ( DCDC) with defensive cyberspace operations and AI support. Location: Fort Meade, MD. In this role, you will perform advanced statistical analysis, develop machine learning (ML) models, and conduct operational research to support cyber defense decision-making and threat characterization.
Primary Responsibilities include:
• 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
• Analyze unstructured and semi-structured data, including latent semantic indexing (LSI), entity identification and tagging, complex event processing (CEP), and the application of analysis algorithms on distributed, clustered, and cloud-based high-performance infrastructures.
Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D. Will consider Associates degree and 14 years of experience or HS and 16 years of experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, R, SQL
• Experience with machine learning model development and deployment; e xperience with machine learning, algorithm analysis, and data clustering.
• Strong statistical analysis and hypothesis testing skills
• Experience with data visualization and reporting
• Requires strong technical and computational skills - engineering, physics, mathematics, coupled with the ability to code design, develop, and deploy sophisticated applications using advanced unstructured and semi-structured data analysis techniques and utilizing high-performance computing environments
• U.S Citizenship required
• DoD TS Clearance with ability to obtain/maintain SCI
Preferred Qualifications:
• AWS/Azure certifications
• Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field
• Knowledge of cyber defense operations
• DoD TS SCI Clearance
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