Senior Data Scientist, NLP & Backend (TS/SCI)

Saic; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks a Data Scientist focusing on NLP processing and data prep, with extensive Java and Python background. The role is based in McLean, VA and requires a TS/SCI with polygraph.

You will rewrite legacy Java apps, extend back-end systems, and build scalable services using REST APIs while ensuring stability with JUnit/Mockito. The candidate should have deep Java experience, Spring/Spring Data JPA, and familiarity with Oracle/Tomcat/AWS in a Linux environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of experience, or Master's with 7+ years, or PhD/JD with 4+ years
• Demonstrated experience with Core Java: OOP, multithreading, and memory management (JVM)
• Demonstrated experience with Spring and Spring Data JPA
• Demonstrated experience with Eclipse, Maven, Gradle, Git, Jenkins
• Demonstrated experience with Oracle, Tomcat, AWS Cloud Framework and Linux
• TS/SCI with polygraph

Responsibilities

• Assess, maintain and rewrite legacy Java applications.
• Refactor and extend existing back end systems.
• Write clean, scalable and efficient code to support business applications.
• Utilize dominant frameworks to build backend applications and REST API's.
• Write and optimize queries across relational and non-relations databases.
• Utilize test libraries, such as JUnit and Mockito to ensure application stability.

Skills

Java

Python

NLP

REST APIs

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree with 9+ years

Master's with 7+ years

PhD/JD with 4+ years

Tools

Eclipse

Maven

Gradle

Git

Jenkins

Oracle

Tomcat

AWS

Job description

SAIC seeks a Data Scientist focusing on NLP processing and data prep, with extensive Java and Python background. The role is based in McLean, VA and requires a TS/SCI with polygraph.

You will rewrite legacy Java apps, extend back-end systems, and build scalable services using REST APIs while ensuring stability with JUnit/Mockito. The candidate should have deep Java experience, Spring/Spring Data JPA, and familiarity with Oracle/Tomcat/AWS in a Linux environment.