**Description** SAIC is actively looking for a highly skilled and motivated Principal Data Engineer to become a part of our dynamic team. Within this collaborative environment, the selected candidate will not only contribute their expertise but will work closely with a diverse group of professionals, including developers, data scientists, cloud engineers, architects, and customers. The Principal Data Engineer will play a crucial role in the success of our data-driven initiatives by constructing robust data pipelines and preparing data for consumption by data scientists, analysts, and various other data systems. ***** **This** **is a hybrid job located in the Northern Virginia area. Up to 75% annual travel is required.** **Responsibilities:** + Works in cross-functional teams with data at all stages of the analysis lifecycle to derive actionable insight. + Translates mission needs into an end-to-end analytical approach to achieve results. + Performs the pre-analytics areas of data collection and understanding, data cleansing and integration, and data storage and retrieval. + Determines the appropriate analytics based on the data and the desired outcomes, using techniques including feature detection, statistics, data mining, predictive modeling, machine learning, natural language processing, and business intelligence. + Interprets the validity of results and communicates the meaning of those results. + Has familiarity with data wrangling, analytics, and visualization software and programming languages, including analytics methods for big data. + Follows a scientific approach to generate value from data, verifying results at each step. **Qualifications** + **Must be a US Citizen with a TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.** + A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or a related field with 9 years of experience. In lieu of a degree, four additional years of professional experience will be considered. + Familiarity with AI, Cloud, Data or Software technologies and concepts is a large plus, but not mandatory. + Knowledge of federal government, military experience, contracting processes, and regulations is advantageous. REQNUMBER: 2507774 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability