Senior Data Scientist

SAIC; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team in Huntsville, AL to support the Advanced Analytics Team using Army Vantage to build and implement models, run simulations, and create analytics solutions. You will analyze mission data, design mathematical models, and develop algorithms with diverse software tools, contributing to ML deployment and MLOps enhancements.

This full-time role requires a Secret clearance and US citizenship, with up to 25% travel and potential on-site/remote work

Qualifications

• Relational database expertise in storage, SQL queries, and keys.
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, Java, and/or JavaScript.
• Experience delivering data analytics solutions.
• Hands-on experience creating algorithms and engineering tools.
• Practical understanding of ML deployment with optimization focus.
• Palantir Foundry/Vantage experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis of mission data across multiple domains.
• Formulate and interpret problems in mathematical terms.
• Design, develop, and evaluate mathematical models and algorithms.
• Develop and maintain complex software algorithms for analytics.
• Research analytics tools for possible integration to AI offerings.
• Create new tools using various languages, frameworks, libraries.
• Improve, support, and test an MLOps framework for the team.
• Refine and enhance applications to meet the customer’s mission.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Java

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's +9+ years experience

Master's +7 years

PhD/JD +4 years

Tools

Palantir Foundry/Vantage

Job description

Minimum Clearance Required Secret

Job ID 2618103

Location Huntsville, AL, US

Date Posted 2026-10-19

Category Information Technology

Subcategory Data Scientist

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes - 25% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team in Huntsville, Alabama 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

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.

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 have an active Secret Clearance;
• 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.