Data Scientist

Company : SAIC

Location : Herndon, VA, 20170

Posted Date : 19 October 2025

Job Type : Other

Category : Mathematics

Occupation : Data Scientist

Job Details

Description
SAIC's Space & Intel Business Group, USG Mission and Information Technology Division, is seeking a Data Scientist to...

Provide system and requirements integration with the components that perform the IT development/engineering of capabilities in support of an enterprise portfolio and project management tool for which the Sponsor is the product owner.
Manage and support the overall financial and business efforts including a new initiative related to cost recovery model. The work will include assessing and analyzing data through conversations with IT and finance Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), as well as documenting and briefing data related to subject.
Support a startup integrated security initiative with a focus on analyzing current processes, approvals and training while formulating a plan for the future. The work will include communications with security SMEs and developing a roadmap.

This position is located in Herndon, Virginia and requires an active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities include:

Assist the Sponsor integrate different requirements and capabilities from other offices across the broader Sponsor community into a centralized system.
Design, test, and integrate new security products as directed by the GTM.
Integrate security products, including designs for all Sponsor networks
Provide technical oversight and direction to designated boards for integrating new technology or major new mission capabilities into the Sponsor environment, standards and structures.
Engage with customers to determine the nature of requirement/analytic problem, evaluate options, and offer Information Technology (IT)-based recommendations. The Team shall resolve complex IT problems efficiently and accurately while adhering to Sponsor's standards and procedures.
Plan, test, and integrate new and upgraded versions of the relevant IT components, systems, applications, tools. The Team shall identify opportunities to integrate and improve resources to accomplish customer needs.
Review existing Information Technology (IT) programs and assist in making refinements, reducing operating time, and improve current techniques.
Strategically plan new designs for integration into a budget reconciliation database structure, using knowledge of the characteristics of the systems being added to the structure and the specifications for database interfaces to ensure effective integration and optimal database performance.
Provide for the logical conversation of customer or product requirements into total system solutions.
Review and acquire data from primary or secondary cost recovery data sources and maintain databases/data systems.
Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets to include expenditure plan requirements, and business process analysis.
Provide insight into industry trends and make recommendations on future direction; identify new technologies and assess their technical and performance characteristics.
Support the development and monitoring of Sponsor its overall community-wide policy and procedures to support mission goals and operations.
Stay abreast of Sponsor's directives, regulations, guidance, notices and standards.
Analyze current processes, available tools in an effort to enhance the Sponsors change management processes.
Be responsible for creating and executing a Sponsor-wide communications plan that facilitates timely and transparent flow of information.
Respond to senior level leadership queries on activities. T
Be responsible for the development of all types of documents and reports by creating and updating graphics presentations to improve the quality and enhance the usability of these documents.

Qualifications

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience.
Demonstrated experience with:
- Working directly with business and technical customers to communicate organizational accomplishments, status and direction to stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Developing use cases that improve the ability to find information in a more timely fashion.
- Data analysis, requirements gathering, translations, and visualizing information in a clear way to explain the data at hand.
- Developing and managing project schedules, utilizing MS Project to identify critical tasks, and EVM for overall project status.
- Resource allocation and optimizing resource assignments by identifying key resources and the right set of skill sets required for a project.
- Developing Minimum Viable Increments (MVIs) based on requirements gathered.
- Business/Financial areas.
- Written communication skills to produce publishable documents.
- Portfolio &resource management.
- Working on both development and integration projects.
- Tracking budgetary funds.

Desired Experience:

Demonstrated experience with
- Service Now.
- The Sponsors on site customer domain.
- The Sponsor's budget process and culture.
- Working in or with the Sponsors security component.
- Working in and with the Sponsors security tools and processes.

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.