Bachelor's degree with 5+ years or Master's with 3+ years of experience; PhD with no experience accepted.
Active Top Secret Clearance with ability to obtain SCI/Polygraph.
Familiarity with Power Automate, Power BI, and PowerShell for automation.
Strong engineering background in software architectures and machine learning.
Experience with ontologies, dataset generation, and responsible AI practices.
Knowledge of Agile methodologies and cloud computing architectures.
Proven initiative, problem-solving skills, and teamwork capabilities.
Responsibilities
Provide data collection and analysis for AI/ML system transparency.
Support the Government in managing machine learning analytics programs.
Offer software architecture expertise for future systems planning.
Conduct systems analysis to identify technical debt and efficiency trade-offs.
Develop briefings and documentation for computer vision tools and acquisition strategies.
Facilitate technical interchanges and resolve issues for automated analytics.
Collaborate with GED SETA staff to lead modern processing application acquisitions.
Benefits
Ongoing application acceptance with no deadline.
Opportunity to work alongside world-class engineers and domain experts.
Engagement in innovative capabilities for automated machine learning analytics.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Description
SAIC is seeking a Data Scientist to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) services supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED) in Chantilly, VA, responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle.
Key duties of this position include (but are not limited to):
Provide data collection and analysis to enable transparency and explain ability of AI/ML systems.
Provide technical and engineering support to the Government customer to manage machine learning analytics programs; apply knowledge and experience to develop and scale AI/ML models in multiple phenomenologies.
Provide software architecture and other technical expertise to support the planning of future systems and architectures, and oversight of development contractors.
Apply systems analysis and design methodology assessments to identify technical debt, architectural runway and efficiency trade-offs against current and proposed/desired cloud-based software system design.
Develop briefings and documentation material to illustrate features, capabilities and mission use cases for the computer vision tool portfolio, including developing technical roadmaps and the acquisition strategies/documentation to implement them.
Facilitate technical and programmatic interchanges; identify and resolve issues; and provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to achieve innovative capabilities for automated machine learning analytics.
You will work side-by-side with the other GED SETA staff comprised of world class System Engineers, Acquisition Engineers and Domain Experts to lead the customer in acquiring modern processing applications.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree. Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a SCI/ with Polygraph.
Familiarity with Power Automate, Power BI, and PowerShell scripting for automation and data management tasks.
Strong engineering background with knowledge of software architectures and machine learning approaches.
Experience with ontologies, training dataset generation, model evaluation and validation, and responsible AI practices.
Domain knowledge in Agile software development practices (Scrum, SAFe) and cloud computing architectures with experience monitoring software development progress via agile metrics, identifying risks, discrepancies, and performance issues.
Demonstrated high level of initiative, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking.
Demonstrated capability and success working in team environments.
Strong oral and written communications ability on significant technical matters often requiring coordination within a high-tempo environment.
Good working knowledge of MS Office applications.
Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Overview
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
About SAIC
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
