Data Scientist

ECS Tech Inc • Chantilly, VA

3d • $155,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Everforth ECS is seeking a Data Scientist to work onsite at a customer’s site in Chantilly, Virginia. The position is contingent upon contract award. The Data Scientist will support the development and integration of Big Data and cloud solutions, managing, manipulating, storing, and parsing data for various applications. The work takes place in a multidisciplinary team using an agile project framework, supporting national security work where deadlines are important.

The role involves partnering with software engineers, architects, program management, and other engineers to prepare data from multiple sources, automate data ingestion, and develop analytic workflows and data services. The candidate will contribute to evolving requirements and work effectively amid changing priorities and deadlines.

The stated salary range is $155,000–$180,000. General benefits information is referenced on the company’s benefits webpage.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance with a Counterintelligence (CI) or Full-Scope (FS) polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Math, Finance, Statistics, Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or an equivalent field.
• At least 5 years of work experience in Data Science, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
• Proficiency parsing data in different formats for machine-learning applications.
• Proficiency with Linux shell scripting.
• Experience using statistical programming languages such as Python to extract and manipulate data.
• Technical proficiency transforming structured and unstructured data sets.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate across organizational levels and explain technical terms to non-technical audiences, with close attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Work with software engineers and architects to extract, transform, and standardize data from multiple sources for ingestion into consolidated environments.
• Support continuous process automation for data ingestion.
• Support the development and integration of applications for analytic workflows.
• Design and develop data services and/or pipelines as part of an Agile/Scrum team.
• Work with program management and engineers to implement and document complex and evolving requirements.
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously and work successfully under changing requirements and deadlines.
• Help cultivate an environment that promotes customer service excellence, innovation, collaboration, and teamwork.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time