Data Scientist / Active TS/SCI

Peraton • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Peraton is seeking to hire an experienced Data Scientist for its Federal Strategic Cyber group.
Location: Chandler, AZ or Washington DC.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Data Scientist supports a 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) by designing, developing, and operationalizing advanced analytics and machine learning solutions that enhance threat detection, response automation, and operational decision-making.
This role provides technical leadership and translates complex security data into actionable insights.
You will:
Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and advanced analytics to improve SOC alert fidelity, prioritization, and response effectiveness.
Analyze large volumes of security telemetry from SIEM, SOAR, EDR, network, and cloud platforms.
Build and maintain data pipelines, feature engineering processes, and model validation workflows.
Integrate analytics into SOC tools and operational workflows using Docker- and Kubernetes-based architectures.
Apply MITRE ATT&CK and related frameworks to align analytics with adversary behaviors and threat use cases.
Provide technical solution design and act as a technical lead or mentor for data science and analytics personnel.
Collaborate closely with SOC analysts, threat hunters, and engineers to operationalize insights.
Produce technical documentation, model performance metrics, and leadership-level briefings.
Support continuous improvement of SOC analytics, automation, and detection capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 8 years experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Minimum of 7 years Intelligence experience with IC Management or Supervision related experience.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, D3FEND, Diamond Model, Kill Chain frameworks
• Possess and maintain one of the following certifications: CISM, CySA+, GCIA + CFR, Network+, Security+, or CEH
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and advanced analytics to improve SOC alert fidelity, prioritization, and response effectiveness.
• Analyze large volumes of security telemetry from SIEM, SOAR, EDR, network, and cloud platforms.
• Build and maintain data pipelines, feature engineering processes, and model validation workflows.
• Integrate analytics into SOC tools and operational workflows using Docker- and Kubernetes-based architectures.
• Apply MITRE ATT&CK and related frameworks to align analytics with adversary behaviors and threat use cases.
• Provide technical solution design and act as a technical lead or mentor for data science and analytics personnel.
• Collaborate closely with SOC analysts, threat hunters, and engineers to operationalize insights.
• Produce technical documentation, model performance metrics, and leadership-level briefings.
• Support continuous improvement of SOC analytics, automation, and detection capabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level