Linguist Technical Research Scientist with Security Clearance

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Job description

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 do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Responsibilities Peraton Labs delivers world-class cybersecurity, natural language processing, and machine learning research and engineering to government agencies, telecom carriers, utilities and commercial enterprises. Drawing on its Bell Labs heritage, Peraton Labs excels at creating innovative technologies and services to solve challenging and complex problems. We are looking for candidates that have a dual background in software engineering and Chinese language studies with research experience for full-time positions. Candidates will work as part of a team to research, conceive, and develop solutions by applying innovative approaches to solving problems. The Linguist Technical Research Scientist will be expected to: Work under the direction of project managers and senior scientists to design, develop and test software modules related to emerging cyber, data mining, or big data analytics topics. Design, test, and execute web scrapers to collect publicly available information (PAI) Collaborate with teams to ingest, process, and structure collected PAI data, ensuring that any Chinese character encoded data is normalized and searchable
Explore, enrich and analyze Chinese data and/or source documents using commercial, academic, open source and custom software tools
Develop technical reports, briefings, analytical findings, and other finished project deliverables. Participate in progress briefings and technical exchange meetings; present analytical findings to industry subject matter experts.Qualifications Skills and Experience You Should Possess: 5 years with BS/BA, 3 years with MS/MA, 0 years with PhD
Additonal years of significant relevant experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
Ability to solve problems designing and implementing complex systems independently, as well as lead specific technical development efforts.
Intermediate Chinese language reading ability Demonstrated software development ability in Python
Experience with source control tools such as "git"
Experience in one or more of the following: advanced software programs, natural language processing (NLP), machine learning (ML), querying, automated processes, integration, and evaluation of datasets, software or malware reverse engineering.
Experience working with Chinese character encoded data
US Citizenship
Active Top Secret ClearanceDesired Experience: IC Targeter background
Target Salary Range $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range EEO An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran. Our Values Benefits At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way. Paid Time-Off and Holidays
Retirement
Life & Disability Insurance
Career Development
Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
Paid Parental Leave
Additional Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Care

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