Senior Data Scientist

Saic; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team in Huntsville, Alabama. The role supports the Advanced Analytics Team and Army Vantage Data Analytics System to build and implement models, create algorithms, and run simulations for mission-focused analytics.

Responsibilities include conducting mission data analyses, formulating computational problems, developing and deploying analytics tools, and enhancing MLOps frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree with substantial experience in data science and analytics.
• Proficiency in Python and one or more programming languages (Java/JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Experience delivering data analytics solutions and working with data processing and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Analyze mission data across multiple domains to extract insights.
• Formulate problems in mathematical or computational terms for modeling.
• Develop, test, and optimize data analytics algorithms and tools for the customer.
• Build and maintain software algorithms for large data sets and analytics workloads.
• Improve MLOps practices to support team members' analysis work and deployments.
• Refine existing applications to better meet the customer’s mission requirements.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Java

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD or JD

Tools

Palantir Foundry/Vantage

Job description

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 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.