Data Scientist

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Data Scientist in Eglin AFB, FL! 

At the AFRL Munitions Directorate, we dream big. We look for people with a passion for science and engineering. We want to deliver world class research and weapons concepts to continually give the United States warfighter the advantage on the ground, in the air, or in space. We hope you want to do the same.

As a Data Scientist you will work directly with munitions scientists to design and build AFRL’s leading-edge data lake.

You will:

• Research, test, and evaluate the best-of-breed data collection mechanisms we’ll leverage to curate modeling and simulation, terminal seeker sciences, aerodynamics, guidance, navigation, and control data.
• Architect science and technology data collection strategies that automates ingest and indexing to transform data into quarriable intelligence
• Develop machine learning and unsupervised learning models and dataset statistics.
• Build robust visualization dashboards that summarizes contextual insights and celebrates S&T data intelligence.
• Author data state surveys that highlight and demonstrate data lake utilization.

Qualifications

• DoD SECRET Clearance is required to start
• Understand best practices of dataflow transit and curation of raw endpoint data to intelligent enrichment.
• Experience with implementing mechanisms that dynamically index, tag, and add metadata to a fully searchable database.
• Experience with deploying data analytics tools and techniques. 
• Adept at recognizing data patterns, trends, and insights.
• Open to exploring bespoke solutions to get the most out of AFRL's data and resources
• Experience with large scale data storage, retrieval, and processing solutions, such as Apache Spark.
• Data collection in a research laboratory context.
• Data stream processing with tools such as Apache Kafka.
• Developing visualizations that help users gain novel insights and actionable intelligence from their data.
• Experience with accessing the performance and suitability of trained machine learning model’s performance on new data.
• Assessing performance and suitability of trained machine learning model’s performance on new data.
• B.S. in Computer Science or Data Science & 9+ years of experience, OR Master's degree & 7+ years of experience.

Desired certifications to include: 

• Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)
• Data Science Council of America (DASCA) Principal Data Scientist (PDS)
• Microsoft Certified Data Scientist or AI Fundamentals
• TensorFlow Developer
• SAS Certified Professional in AI and Machine Learning.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.