Posted today
Top Secret/SCI
$112,000 - $179,000
Unspecified
IT - Data Science
Macdill AFB, FL (On-Site/Office)
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. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Program Overview
Leading provider of Information Operations (IO) and Irregular Warfare (IW) capabilities to the U.S. government. Integrates Information Related Capabilities (IRC) across multiple domains, environments, and geographic boundaries, supporting both domestic and overseas operation via Information Operations planners, intelligence analysts, cultural advisors, and linguists
About The Role
Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Data Scientist / Analyst to join and support the Operational, Planning, Implementation, and Assessment Services (OPIAS) program.
Location: full-time, on-site at MacDill AFB, Florida
Role & Purpose - You Will
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range
Details
Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. 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 Duration Statement: 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.
EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Program Overview
Leading provider of Information Operations (IO) and Irregular Warfare (IW) capabilities to the U.S. government. Integrates Information Related Capabilities (IRC) across multiple domains, environments, and geographic boundaries, supporting both domestic and overseas operation via Information Operations planners, intelligence analysts, cultural advisors, and linguists
About The Role
Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Data Scientist / Analyst to join and support the Operational, Planning, Implementation, and Assessment Services (OPIAS) program.
Location: full-time, on-site at MacDill AFB, Florida
Role & Purpose - You Will
- Work collaboratively with IO/MISO planners, social scientists, data engineers, intelligence analysts, and cultural advisors to translate empirical research into operational assessments and briefings focused on the Middle East.
- Support analysis and assessment activities, including data visualization (e.g., histograms, trend graphs) and technical inputs for analytic dashboard development, potentially in coordination with Peraton Labs.
- Integrate customer requirements for cross-domain data solutions with Peraton's technical team.
- Partner with military planners to break down, interpret, and synthesize data in ways that directly inform plans and operations.
- Analyze structured and semi-structured data sets, including opinion research, social-media-derived big data, and secondary-source indices.
- Support assessment and visualization of activities in the information environment by combining opinion research, intelligence, operational reporting, and social media insights.
- Brief senior military leadership on commissioned research findings, trends, and online data analysis.
- Provide data visualization and quantitative analysis; manage and optimize existing databases and dashboards; and incorporate primary-source quantitative and qualitative research.
- Use online analytic toolkits to conduct social-media-related data collection and scrapes.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree linked to data analytics (e.g., math, physics, computer science) OR problem set analysis (e.g., international relations, political science, cultural anthropology, communication studies, etc.) and a minimum of 8 years' experience with BS/BA; 6 years with MS/MA; 3 years with PhD.
- Demonstrated experience applying social media-oriented data analytic tool kits towards the evaluations of problem sets in the information environment.
- Familiarity with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) is essential.
- Proficiency in programming languages like Python and R.
- Experience with BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
- Experience with cloud-based data integration.
- Experience with building briefs summarizing data and research findings in MS PowerPoint.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Current U.S. passport.
- Current DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
- Graduate degree (MS, PhD, etc.) linked to data analytics (e.g., math, physics, computer science) or problem set analysis (e.g., international relations, political science, cultural anthropology, communication studies, etc.).
- Demonstrated experience in briefing senior military leadership (O-5 and above).
- Experience with libraries such as Pandas and NumPy for data manipulation and SciPy for scientific computing.
- Experience with machine learning frameworks like scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch might be beneficial depending on further responsibilities.
- Familiarity with version control and DevOp tools such as Git.
- Demonstrated experience applying data analytic tools towards addressing national security issues.
- Familiarity with containerization (using Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) to support cross-domain and scalable solutions.
- Joint intelligence or operational experience with U.S. Geographical Combatant Commands.
- Prior experience working Middle East-based problem sets.
- Experience with campaign / operational assessments.
- OSINT experience for interpreting the relevance of online trends, themes, narratives, and adversary behaviors in the information environment.
- Experience utilizing C2IE (Command and Control of the Information Environment) to record assessment-related data on operations in the information environment (OIE).
- Statistical package expertise in IBM SPSS/PASW, R, STATA or MS Excel statistics.
SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range
Details
Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. 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 Duration Statement: 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.
EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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