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 with 14 years or High School with 16 years of experience.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, R, SQL
- Experience with ML model development and deployment
- Strong statistical analysis and hypothesis testing skills
- Experience with data visualization and reporting
- Knowledge of cyber defense operations preferred
- U.S Citizenship required
- TS with ability to obtain/maintain SCI
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS/Azure certifications
- Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field
Peraton seeks a Senior Data Scientist to support Department of War Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) with Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) AI Cyber Security Support.
Location: Fort Meade, MD.
In this role, you will perform advanced statistical analysis, develop ML models, and conduct operational research to support cyber defense decision-making and threat characterization.
Primary 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