Senior AI Data Scientist

Peraton•Fort Meade, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Senior AI 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 Senior AI Data Scientist you will serve as a senior AI consultant providing expert-level guidance and hands-on implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to modernize and optimize business processes. You will assess existing workflows, identify opportunities for AI-driven automation and efficiency gains, and design, develop, and deploy scalable AI/ML models and tools tailored to the operational needs of the customer. You will collaborate with stakeholders across the supported organization to translate mission requirements into technical solutions, leveraging advanced techniques in natural language processing, predictive analytics, large language models (LLMs), and intelligent process automation. You will also provide strategic recommendations on AI adoption, tool selection, and integration with existing enterprise systems, while ensuring solutions align with applicable policies, data governance standards, and security requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or other related discipline plus at least 15 years of experience in Mathematics/Statistics; Computer Science; analysis of data syntax and semantics; and domain expertise/analysis.
A qualifying Master’s degree may be substituted for three (3) years of experience, or a PHD may be substituted for six (6) years of experience.
A high school diploma or GED plus 16 years of data science experience would also be acceptable.
Experience with Prompt Engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and integration of AI capabilities into enterprise workflows.
Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Able to work with top-level government management and to work as a team member.
Familiarity with commercial and open-source AI/ML frameworks and platforms.
Experience designing, fine-tuning, and deploying large language models (LLMs).
Ability to analyze data structures and data objects.
Strong writing and communications skills.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior AI consultant providing expert-level guidance and hands-on implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to modernize and optimize business processes.
Assess existing workflows, identify opportunities for AI-driven automation and efficiency gains.
Design, develop, and deploy scalable AI/ML models and tools tailored to the operational needs of the customer.
Collaborate with stakeholders across the supported organization to translate mission requirements into technical solutions, leveraging advanced techniques in natural language processing, predictive analytics, large language models (LLMs), and intelligent process automation.
Provide strategic recommendations on AI adoption, tool selection, and integration with existing enterprise systems.
Ensure solutions align with applicable policies, data governance standards, and security requirements.