Machine Learning Engineer

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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.

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.

Job Description:

• Design create test and productize Al/ML algorithms to solve business challenges.
  • The Al/ML models created should be capable of learning and making predictions as defined by the business logic developed to meet customer requirements.
• Proficient in all aspects of model architecture data pipeline interaction metrics application interpretation and presentation.
• Familiarity with foundational concepts of application development infrastructure management data engineering and data governance.
• Experience training retraining deploying scheduling monitoring and improving models based on iterative user and system feedback is required to support designing and creating scalable solutions for optimal performance.
• Responsible for leading geographically diverse teams and will often serve as a primary POC for Al-related matters so must have exceptional analytical problem-solving and communication skills.

Highly Desired Skills:

• Expert knowledge of multiple programming languages (Python Java C R)
• Jupyter notebooks
• PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Generative AI use (ChatGPT Claude Gemini etc.)
• Agent Orchestration RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
• AWS Bedrock

Basic Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI with current Polygraph required
• Two (2) years of experience in applied machine learning in programs and contracts of similar scope type and complexity is required
• Bachelors Degree in advanced math (e.g. Calculus Linear Algebra or Bayesian statistics) Computer Science or related STEM discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Three (3) years of additional machine learning experience on projects with similar machine learning processes may be substituted for a bachelors degree.

Benefits: Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security program which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

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 Statements