Data Science Advisor

Peraton

Data Science Engineer designing data infrastructure and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines at Peraton. Working on cloud-based data platforms and collaborating with technical teams in Washington DC.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $135,000 - $216,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudETLHadoopJavaKafkaNoSQLPythonScalaSDLCSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

designs, builds, and scales an organization's foundational data infrastructure
experience designing and building Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and scalable data platforms in the cloud
supports technical activities across the contract
drives continuous improvement and innovation into program operations
advises on technology alternatives related to processing, data storage, data access, application development, and enterprise architecture decisions
establishes coding best practices and aligns complex data architectures with overarching business goals
uses APIs to push and pull data from various data systems and platforms
builds and optimizes ETL/ELT pipelines using glue and python
packages, curates, and versions datasets for LM fine-tuning and model training jobs on Bedrock and Sagemaker
enforces CUI handling requirements, automates PII detection, and maintains audit trails (e.g. Amazon Macie)

Requirements

What you’ll need

8 years experience with a BS/BA, 6 years with a MS/MA, 3 years with a PhD or 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree
active Secret clearance
strong expertise in AWS architecture, security in the SDLC
communication of technical risk and architecture decisions to executive audiences
experience designing and building Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and scalable data platforms in the cloud
programming skills like Java, SQL, Scala, Python, R
defining schema and software engineering best practices including secure, testable, and maintainable code and database (e.g. SQL, NoSQL, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Kinesis)
deep understanding of data engineering principles and techniques
ability to work effectively in teams, in both a lead and support role
ability to learn new techniques and troubleshoot code without support
must be local to the Washington DC Metro area.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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designs, builds, and scales an organization's foundational data infrastructure
experience designing and building Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and scalable data platforms in the cloud
supports technical activities across the contract
drives continuous improvement and innovation into program operations
advises on technology alternatives related to processing, data storage, data access, application development, and enterprise architecture decisions
establishes coding best practices and aligns complex data architectures with overarching business goals
uses APIs to push and pull data from various data systems and platforms
builds and optimizes ETL/ELT pipelines using glue and python
packages, curates, and versions datasets for LM fine-tuning and model training jobs on Bedrock and Sagemaker
enforces CUI handling requirements, automates PII detection, and maintains audit trails (e.g. Amazon Macie) 🎯 Requirements
8 years experience with a BS/BA, 6 years with a MS/MA, 3 years with a PhD or 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree
active Secret clearance
strong expertise in AWS architecture, security in the SDLC
communication of technical risk and architecture decisions to executive audiences
experience designing and building Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and scalable data platforms in the cloud
programming skills like Java, SQL, Scala, Python, R
defining schema and software engineering best practices including secure, testable, and maintainable code and database (e.g. SQL, NoSQL, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Kinesis)
deep understanding of data engineering principles and techniques
ability to work effectively in teams, in both a lead and support role
ability to learn new techniques and troubleshoot code without support
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Hard Skills & Tools

Data LakesData WarehousesETLELTAPIsPythonJavaSQLScalaR

Soft Skills

communicationteamworkleadershipproblem-solvinginnovationcontinuous improvementtechnical risk communicationadaptabilitytroubleshootingcollaboration

Certifications

active Secret clearance