Job Title: Sr. Data Scientist, Technical Specialist
Posted by: Peraton on Jun 13, 2019
Location:
Chantilly , VA 20151Job Description:
Every day at Perspecta, we enable hundreds of thousands of people to take on our nation’s most important work. We’re a company founded on a diverse set of capabilities and skills, bound together by a single promise: we never stop solving our nation’s most complex challenges. Our team of engineers, analysts, developers, investigators, integrators and architects work tirelessly to create innovative solutions. We continually push ourselves—to respond, to adapt, to go further. To look ahead to the changing landscape and develop new and innovative ways to serve our customers.
Perspecta works with U.S. government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health care, and state and local markets. Our high-caliber employees are rewarded in many ways—not only through competitive salaries and benefits packages, but the opportunity to create a meaningful impact in jobs and on projects that matter.
Perspecta’s talented and robust workforce—14,000 strong—stands ready to welcome you to the team. Let’s make an impact together.
We have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Data Scientist (Technical Specialist) to join our Cyber Engineering team. The position is located in Chantilly, VA with meetings in Arlington, VA on a periodic basis.
This position requires an active/current fully adjudicated TS/SCI (Top Secret/SCI and ability to achieve DHS Suitability to be considered.
JOB DESCRIPTION
• Involved in the analysis of unstructured and semi-structured cyber security and related data.
• Exercises creativity in applying non-traditional approaches to large-scale analysis of unstructured data in support of high-value use cases.
• Has the ability to make discoveries in the world of big data. Requires strong technical and computational skills - engineering, physics, mathematics.
• Has the ability to utilize advanced tools and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict and make discoveries in complex data and deliver recommendations for business and analytic decisions.
REQUIREMENTS
• Visualize information using a range of tools, developing scripts & algorithms, creating explanatory models addressing cyber domain expertise
• Explore leading analytics approaches and methods to improve model-driven methodology concepts
• Lead initiatives to develop and refine collections and analytic methods, collaborating with analysts
• Provide innovative analytics solutions for highly complex data challenges
• Develop and apply quantitative and qualitative analytic methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large datasets
• Develop and maintain data quality metrics and measures
• Identify trends, solve analytical problems, optimize performance, and develop results through appropriate data analytics techniques (data mining and retrieval). Develop and show value of analytics
• Develop and apply methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large volumes of data to build and enhance products and processes
• Conduct data mining and retrieval and apply statistical and mathematical analyses to identify trends, solve analytical problems, optimize performance, and gather intelligence
REQUIRED
• Ability to develop descriptive, predictive, or prescriptive analytics to make sense of structured and unstructured data
• Knowledge of cloud/virtual content architectures, data standards & workflows, and best practices
• Experience in system activity and data modeling, information flow / transactional process analysis, business methods, and performance measurements techniques
• Strong oral, writer, and presentation skills
• Prior experience with ERWin or other data modeling tools (desired)
• Familiarity with data analytic and presentation tools such as Tableau
EDUCATION / TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• 12 to 15 years with BS/BA or 10 to 13 years with MS/MA or 7 to 9 years with Ph.D.
• BS in Data Science, software engineering, or related technical discipline (Engineering or IT)
• Relevant Data Scientist / Architect / Engineering Professional credentials, academic certification, and /or training
• One or more of these certifications: INCOSE, ITIL, CISSP, Agile (Data Analytics area as well)
• Familiarity with working on SAFe agile projects
Perspecta works with U.S. government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health care, and state and local markets. Our high-caliber employees are rewarded in many ways—not only through competitive salaries and benefits packages, but the opportunity to create a meaningful impact in jobs and on projects that matter.
Perspecta’s talented and robust workforce—14,000 strong—stands ready to welcome you to the team. Let’s make an impact together.
We have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Data Scientist (Technical Specialist) to join our Cyber Engineering team. The position is located in Chantilly, VA with meetings in Arlington, VA on a periodic basis.
This position requires an active/current fully adjudicated TS/SCI (Top Secret/SCI and ability to achieve DHS Suitability to be considered.
JOB DESCRIPTION
• Involved in the analysis of unstructured and semi-structured cyber security and related data.
• Exercises creativity in applying non-traditional approaches to large-scale analysis of unstructured data in support of high-value use cases.
• Has the ability to make discoveries in the world of big data. Requires strong technical and computational skills - engineering, physics, mathematics.
• Has the ability to utilize advanced tools and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict and make discoveries in complex data and deliver recommendations for business and analytic decisions.
REQUIREMENTS
• Visualize information using a range of tools, developing scripts & algorithms, creating explanatory models addressing cyber domain expertise
• Explore leading analytics approaches and methods to improve model-driven methodology concepts
• Lead initiatives to develop and refine collections and analytic methods, collaborating with analysts
• Provide innovative analytics solutions for highly complex data challenges
• Develop and apply quantitative and qualitative analytic methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large datasets
• Develop and maintain data quality metrics and measures
• Identify trends, solve analytical problems, optimize performance, and develop results through appropriate data analytics techniques (data mining and retrieval). Develop and show value of analytics
• Develop and apply methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large volumes of data to build and enhance products and processes
• Conduct data mining and retrieval and apply statistical and mathematical analyses to identify trends, solve analytical problems, optimize performance, and gather intelligence
REQUIRED
• Ability to develop descriptive, predictive, or prescriptive analytics to make sense of structured and unstructured data
• Knowledge of cloud/virtual content architectures, data standards & workflows, and best practices
• Experience in system activity and data modeling, information flow / transactional process analysis, business methods, and performance measurements techniques
• Strong oral, writer, and presentation skills
• Prior experience with ERWin or other data modeling tools (desired)
• Familiarity with data analytic and presentation tools such as Tableau
EDUCATION / TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• 12 to 15 years with BS/BA or 10 to 13 years with MS/MA or 7 to 9 years with Ph.D.
• BS in Data Science, software engineering, or related technical discipline (Engineering or IT)
• Relevant Data Scientist / Architect / Engineering Professional credentials, academic certification, and /or training
• One or more of these certifications: INCOSE, ITIL, CISSP, Agile (Data Analytics area as well)
• Familiarity with working on SAFe agile projects
Education Level:
Bachelors degree or higher
Pay Rate:
Commensurate with experience
Security Clearance:
Top secret
Travel Requirements:
None
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About Peraton
Peraton is the leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets.
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