Data Scientist / Active TS/SCI with Security Clearance
Peraton Chandler
About Peraton 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.
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About The Role 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.
- Bachelor's degree with minimum 8 years experience.
- 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.
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.
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate's own. EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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