Peraton 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 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. Every day, our employees do the cant be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking a Machine Learning Process Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The ideal candidate shall develop and implement technical or analytical applications to transform raw data to meaningful information to detect fraudulent activities or quality issues using data oriented programming language and visualization software. Put your years of experience and training into a future of excellence by joining a Peraton team delivering cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.This position will be as a remote employee and support the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC).
PRAC was established to promote transparency and conduct and support oversight of covered funds and the Coronavirus response to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement (FWA&M) and mitigate major risks that cut across program and agency boundaries. This position will work with a team to fulfill the IT objectives of this task order by building off of the existing technology architecture in PRACs secure Azure Moderate FedRAMP hosted environment. The high level project objectives include implementing new Analytics tools, developing analytic rules and models to identify fraud, waste, and abuse, and providing investigative support.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The chosen candidate will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team developing analytical and decision support applications to support PRAC. The candidate will be part of a scrum team in different geographical locations. He/She needs to be a strong collaborator and a team player to meet the project schedule. He/She will follow the agile methodology for developing the various capabilities and actively participate in sprint and system demos. The candidate should expect to wear multiple hats, take ownership of the solution and be able to adapt quickly to changing business priorities. Additional roles and responsibilities include the following:
- Architect Machine Learning systems using leading edge tools and technologies and best practices
- Research and select appropriate datasets
- Manage various data files in applicable formats and manipulate data for analytics
- Develop mock data to support developer testing
- Run Machine Learning tests and experiments
- Fine tune using test results
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelors Degree in a related technical field and a minimum of five years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced AI systems and predictive models, including both supervised and unsupervised models.
- At least five years of hands-on experience utilizing a variety of machine learning libraries and packages, such as TensorFlow (TF), Scikit-Learn, Natural Language Toolkit NLTK), and Pandas.
- Five years of hands-on experience supporting data science initiatives, including supporting data scientists with code development and data preparation.
- Two or more years of hands-on experience using open-source programming techniques and tools, including Python.
- At least two years of experience with database design, development and SQL
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and leadership skills
- Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder and should be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- D. or doctorate-level equivalent in data science, machine-learning, econometrics, or a related field.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure tool suite (Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure ML)
- Experience with visualization tools such as PowerBI and/or Datawalk
- Demonstrated excellent analytical and research skills
- Previous work in an Agile Environment
- Prior experience supporting a federal government agency
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The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.