Senior Data Analytics Engineer

Senior Data Analytics EngineerJob LocationsUS-MD-Annapolis JunctionRequisition ID2026-172517Position CategoryInformation TechnologyClearanceTop Secret/SCI w/Poly Peraton Overview 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 do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities Project Description:

The team supports a suite of web-based applications that automate data management for IC data custodians.

The products facilitate the capture of information and approvals that allow for the movement of data through the customer mission space in a compliant manner.

These products are critical to standardize and simplify data movement as well as data reuse and integration with downstream tools. The team is looking for someone that is knowledgeable with data enrichment/conversion methods, familiar with data ontologies/schemas, strong knowledge of structured data types (XML, CSV, JSON), and has database experience.

Devise strategies to extract meaning and value from structured and unstructured dataLeverage statistical methods and/or machine learning to discover patterns and behaviors of entitiesUse query and visualization tools, such as DataXplorer and GMAE, to present question focused datasets in a story-like mannerWork with various domains of metadata to develop new methodologies and techniques for automated data characterizationAnalyze and develop requirements to support the characterization and ingestion of new and existing data typesCollaborate with customer teams to understand direct mission needs and requirementsCollaborate with customer teams to understand mission needs

Desired Qualifications:

Analytic development experience using scripting languages such as Python and Scala to use statistical libraries against dataSkilled with big data processing frameworks such as Pig, MapReduce and Spark to scale algorithms over large volumes of dataExperience employing combination (2 or more) of analysis, computer science, mathematics, and software engineering skills to devise strategies for extracting meaning and value from large datasetsExperience with predictive analytics, machine learning, and data miningSkilled with data flows, Pig scripting, Hadoop MapReduce, and various analytic toolsSkilled working with development and SE teams, other stakeholders agencies, and leadershipKnowledge of data indexing and analytic developmentExperience working with cloud service providers and data stewardsDemonstrated experience in network metadata processing, manipulation, and analysis in support of intelligence analysis

Highly Desired Skills:

JAVA/PythonAnalytic development experienceWorking knowledge of ...For full information see follow application link. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.