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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** ECS Corporate Services, LLC
- **Location:** Springfield, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $155,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Big Data, Computer Engineering, Data as a Services, Information Management, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, Shell Script, Semi-structured Data, Information Technology, Statistics Packages
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59163330-data-scientist

## About the Role

* Must be a US Citizen
 * Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI + CI Poly eligibility
 * A Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Math, Finance, Statistics, Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics or an equivalent field
 * 5+ years of working experience in one of the related areas: Data Science, Computer Science or Computer Engineering
 * Proficient parsing data in different formats for ML applications
 * Proficient with Linux shell scripting
 * Experience using statistical programming languages such as Python to extract and manipulate data
 * Technical proficiency with transforming structured and unstructured data sets
 * Excellent communication, and presentation skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and communicate technical terms to non-technical audiences with an impeccable attention to detail

## Description

ECS seeks a Data Scientist to support the development and integration of Big Data/Cloud Solutions.
The candidate will have experience in managing, manipulating, storing and parsing data for various applications. The work is performed in a multidisciplinary team environment in an agile project framework. The candidate is highly motivated and enthusiastic about implementing new technologies in a small team environment where deadlines are important to national security.

Position Responsibilities:

 * Work closely with software engineers and architects to extract, transform and standardize data from multiple sources for ingest into a consolidated environments
 * Support continuous process automation for data ingest
 * Support the development and integration 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 successful perform under changing requirements and deadlines
 * Help cultivate an environment that promotes customer service excellence, innovation, collaboration, and teamwork

Salary Range: 155,000-180,000


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