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Mission Systems Data Engineer VFDE

SAIC

San Diego, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$160,001–$200,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Mining, Data Modeling, Data Science, Data Sets, Database Programming, Federal Government, Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Information Technology & Information Systems, Intelligence Community, Kalman Filter, Machine Learning, Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT), Military Intelligence, Operational Support, Problem Solving Skills, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reliability Engineering, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Statistics, System Architecture, System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Technical/Engineering Design, Top Secret Clearance, Training Data Sets, Trend Analysis, United States Air Force (USAF), United States Citizen, Work From Home
LOCATION
San Diego, CA
POSTED
Today
Job ID: 2612344

Location: San Diego, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-05-08

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Database Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Data Ops Engineer to join our Technical Engineering and Design Department in support of our United States Air Force customer. This position is on-site in San Diego, CA.
  • Experience in site reliability engineering (SRE), platform operations, or equivalent ownership of production system stability.
  • Serve as a primary steward of platform health by maintaining site reliability, monitoring data pipelines, and proactively identifying and resolving system issues before they impact operations.
  • Architect and enhance systems that integrate real-time kinematic data with live, operational inputs ensuring accurate and time-sensitive entity tracking.
  • Develop data models and schema evolution strategies that allow entity tracking systems to adapt over time without disrupting downstream consumers or compromising system integrity.
  • Leverage understanding of intelligence community and military data feeds, systems, and workflows to inform technical decisions and ensure mission alignment.
  • Analyze complex datasets, identify trends and anomalies, and translate findings into actionable insights that support operational and engineering decisions.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams including engineers, operators, and program stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts clearly and adapting rapidly to evolving requirements.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with frequent-used scripting languages (ex: Python) commonly used in data science applications and data analytics.


Qualifications
  • Candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance. Additional eligibility requirements for access to other levels of classified information is required.
    U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Experience with Intelligence and C2 data sets including, but not limited to, ELINT, COMINT, MASINT, and GEOINT.
  • Knowledge in data mining, data modeling, statistics, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from structured and unstructured datasets to support continuity of operations objectives.
  • Familiar with correlation and tracking fundamentals such as state estimation (position, velocity, acceleration), Kalman Filters, multi-hypothesis tracking (MHT), or track management.


Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .

About the Company

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SAIC

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions. We are a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2013
WEBSITE
https://jobs.saic.com/

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