Senior Data Scientist

Job ID 2616715 **Location** Huntsville, AL, US **Date Posted** 2026\-09\-10 **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 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.