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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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

The Senior Data Scientist - Object Based Intelligence (OBI) Analytic Efficiency utilizes expertise in discovering and analyzing complex data sets and data sources to derive actionable insights using statistical methods, machine learning and data visualization tools. This position will focus on OBI Analytic Efficiency Responsibilities are, but are not limited to:

• Conduct data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis.
• Utilize scientific techniques to correlate data into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products to inform high quality analytic decisions.
• Proactively retrieve data from various sources and analyze data for better understanding.
• Build and utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) tools to automate processes for efficiencies.
• Build high quality prediction systems.
• Utilize data visualization and graphical applications, to include Microsoft Office (Power BI) and Tableau.
• Utilize major data science languages, such as R and Python.
• Perform management and merging of disparate data sources, preferably through R, Python, or SQL.
• Perform statistical analysis, and data mining algorithms.
• Design, develop, and evaluate leading-edge algorithmic intelligence concepts, practices, and technologies for implementation into OBI.
• Recommend advanced statistical or mathematical techniques and methodology that may permit identification and evaluation of alternatives.
• Assist in model formulation or experimental test design.
• Share joint in team responsibility for development of advanced analytic techniques and assessments.
• Collaborate with team members to develop and refine exploratory efforts leveraging novel technologies.
• Automate ontologies and associated components to ensure semantic accuracy, relevance, and interoperability.
• Evaluate data science, AI/ML, and other advanced analytic methods for risks, biases, and limitations.
• Collaborate with team members to develop and refine semantic data retrieval and reasoning across knowledge graphs through development and optimization of data queries via multiple protocols (e.g. GraphQL, SPARQL, SHACL, SQL).
• Maintain currency with independent research on methods of analysis in government, industry, and academia to keep abreast of the state of the art and keep senior leadership informed.
• Provide incremental enhancements to tools, capabilities, processes, and methods.
• Advisor on emerging data science methods, tools, algorithms, training, or requirements.
• Serve as the primary POC for data science expertise, ensuring tradecraft compliance and analytic standards as it relates to data science techniques on the contract.
• Ensure compliance with tradecraft standards and adherence to best practices in AI system development and deployment.
• Assess OBI documentation for completeness, accuracy, and thoroughness, and provide detailed feedback to owners and developers.
• Provide consultation and guidance to owners, developers, and stakeholders on OBI governance and knowledge modeling, including best practices for AI system development, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate with team members to identify and implement practices for responsible AI development, to include bias detection, hallucination recognition, prompt fairness testing, adherence to analytic tradecraft standards and security policies.
• Support stakeholders in translating technical documentation into analytic tradecraft compliant language.
• Support and automate entity recognition and extraction summarization, in accordance with analytic tradecraft standards.
• Conduct audits to ensure compliant use of systems for approved use‑cases in all source analysis
• Develop and maintain a repository of audit findings and recommendations to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Provide technical input into and participate in the development of software and computer graphics systems.
• Writes scripts to drive data science workflows.
• Work with ambiguous information, deconstruct key questions, leverage spatial data, exploit application programming interfaces, suggest methodologies, and develop data schemas to structure observations.
• Work with vendors and software development to implement distributed algorithms.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Data Science, with a minimum of 17 years of experience or Master’s degree with a minimum of 12 years of work experience.
• Professional or graduate certificate in Data Science from a university or major online learning platform,
• Experience in data visualization and use of graphical applications, including Microsoft Office Power BI and Tableau.
• Experienced in major data science languages, such as R and Python.
• Experienced in managing and merging disparate data sources, preferably through R, Python, or SQL.
• Experienced in statistical analysis and developing data mining algorithms.
• Experienced with large data multi-INT analytics, ML, and automated predictive analytics.
• Experienced in algorithm development, data structures, and software development practices.
• Experienced knowledge of coding and scripting, information science, mathematics, machine learning, visual analytic modeling tools, and relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to create repeatable, widely applicable procedures to support all-source intelligence analysis and production.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to interpret complex data and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Ability to work collaboratively with users and stakeholders.
• Capacity to adapt to changing situations to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Master’s degree in a relevant field, such as Data Science.
• Experience working in the customer environment is preferred.

This Position requires an Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a Poly, US Citizenship is required to hold this clearance.

Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. 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.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.