Data Scientist

Peraton • Linthicum, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Data Scientist to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a Data Scientist on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. As a Data Scientist you will evaluate existing IT related security data, document data types currently being monitored, document gaps in security data, develop and apply best practices to discover and assess semantic and syntactic information contained in data structures and data objects, develop measures of syntactic and semantic interoperability that support governing bodies making architectural and implementation decisions, prototype and consider several algorithms and decide upon final model based on established outcomes, and generate reports that summarize analysis of data representations and data to provide data-driven insights to customers. #AJCM

Requirements

• Six (6) years of experience in Mathematics/Statistics, Computer Science, and analysis of data syntax and semantics with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline. OR nine (9) years of experience without a degree. OR three (3) years of experience with a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline. OR zero (0) years of experience with a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline.
• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Able to analyze data structures and data objects.
• Strong in writing and communications skills.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Cybersecurity Service Provider functions and responsibilities.
• Experience using Elastic and Splunk SIEMs.
• Able to work with top-level government management and to work as a team member.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing IT related security data
• Document data types currently being monitored
• Document gaps in security data
• Develop and apply best practices to discover and assess semantic and syntactic information contained in data structures and data objects
• Develop measures of syntactic and semantic interoperability that support governing bodies making architectural and implementation decisions
• Prototype and consider several algorithms and decide upon final model based on established outcomes
• Generate reports that summarize analysis of data representations and data to provide data-driven insights to customers

Benefits

• Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees