Data Scientist

SAIC; Rock Island (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks a Data Scientist to join our Rock Island, Illinois team. You will support the Advanced Analytics Team and leverage Army Vantage to build models, run simulations, and implement algorithms for mission analysis.

Responsibilities include developing data processing tools, applying ML techniques, and enhancing analytics platforms. Strong programming in Python/SQL and deployment experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience; four additional years accepted in lieu of degree.
• Relational database experience with SQL and keys.
• Programming in Python, typescript, Java, and/or JavaScript.
• Experience delivering data analytics solutions and developing ML models.
• Hands-on experience creating algorithms for data processing and modeling.
• ML deployment with optimization focus; knowledge of numerical methods.
• Palantir Foundry/Vantage experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze mission data across domains and formulate problems in mathematical terms.
• Design, develop, and evaluate models and algorithms for customer use.
• Create and optimize software algorithms for data analytics.
• Research tools and integrate analytics and AI capabilities.
• Develop new tools and applications using varied languages and frameworks.
• Improve and test an MLOps framework to support teammates.
• Refine existing applications to meet customer missions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Java

JavaScript

Typescript

Machine Learning

MLOps

Data Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Palantir Foundry/Vantage

Job description

Job ID 2616025

Location Rock Island, IL, US

Date Posted 2026-08-24

Category Information Technology

Subcategory Data Scientist

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes - 25% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required Interim_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team at Rock Island, Illinois to support our Advanced Analytics Team to utilize the Army Vantage Data Analytics System to build/implement models, use/create algorithms and create/run simulations.

Job Description

• Conduct analysis of mission data applicable in multiple domains.
• Formulate and interpret problems in mathematical or computational terms.
• Design, develop, use, and evaluate mathematical models, methods, and algorithm application to explore concepts and solve problems for the customer.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software algorithms (e.g. processing-intensive analytics, novel process development, manipulation of large data sets).
• Research analysis products and tools for possible integration to enhance Analytics and AI offerings.
• Create new tools and applications using a variety of software languages, frameworks, and libraries.
• Improve, support, and test a MLOps framework to support other team member’s analysis work.
• Refine and enhance existing applications to better meet the customer’s mission.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of relevant experience; additional four (4) years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.

Qualifications

• Relational database expertise in database storage, SQL queries, and primary/foreign keys.
• Demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, typescript, Java, and/or JavaScript.
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge of providing data analytics solutions.
• Hands-on experience creating algorithms and engineering tools for data processing and modeling and simulation.
• Practical understanding in machine learning deployment with a focus on optimization, including theoretical and numerical methods for refinement of models.
• Experience with Palantir Foundry/Vantage preferred but not required.

Required Clearance

• Must be able to obtain a full Secret Clearance; Interim Secret required prior to start, SAIC will help to obtain.
• Must be a Current U.S. Citizen.

Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.