Big Data & Innovation Support Lead

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Big Data & Innovation Support Lead to support a comprehensive technical modernization effort supporting DIA's intelligence mission in the Washington, DC and surrounding areas. This effort focuses on advancing big data analytics, AI/ML capabilities, and cloud-based solutions to enhance military intelligence processing and decision-making. 

Please note that this is contingent upon contract award, with an anticipated decision expected by fall 2025.

The Big Data & Innovation Support Lead responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Defining a Big Data implementation framework; translating mission needs into Big Data system, analytic, and visualization tools requirements; and working with multi-disciplinary teams to design, guide engineering solutions, and explore, examine, and visualize data to extract knowledge and insights from large and complex collections of digital data
•  Managing digital data that comes from many different data providers; consists of a variety of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data types, and has an enormous volume, varying velocity (periodic static documents to real-time data feeds), and is rapidly growing
• Design, development, test, deployment, and use of associated advanced analytic and data science tools including data visualization, link analysis, correlation, sophisticated analytics programs, ML, and statistical methods to prepare data for use in predictive and prescriptive modeling

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelors and 18 years or more experience; Masters and 16 years or more experience; PhD and 15 years or more experience
• 5 years of hands-on experience with Big Data applications, such as Hadoop and associated applications (e.g., administration, CM, monitoring, performance tuning, etc.)
• Experience working in a Government mission Data Exploitation environment (e.g., acquiring data, storing data, processing data, analyzing data, visualizing data, turning data into intelligence products, disseminating data, and knowledge management)
• Experience supporting a cloud computing environment (e.g., private, hybrid, and/or public)

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading and managing cross-functional technology team
• Experience leading major programming/scripting languages like Java, Linux, C++, PHP, Ruby, Python, and/or R
• Experience working with ETL tools such as Informatica, Talend, and/or Pentaho
• Experience designing solutions for multiple large data warehouses with cluster and parallel architecture as well as high-scale or distributed platforms
• Experience in the research and development of applications/services in disciplines such as: Natural Language Processing, ML, Conceptual Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, and Hypothesis testing

Overview

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

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® mission 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. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.