Senior Data Scientist & ML Engineer — Hybrid (Arlington)

ecsfederal; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Arlington, VA is seeking a Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize advanced analytics and AI solutions for production use. The role blends data science, ML engineering, and software development with strong collaboration across teams.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in ML algorithms, feature engineering, and cloud-based AI platforms, capable of translating business needs into scalable, production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• Top Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience in Data Science, ML Engineering, AI, or Advanced Analytics.
• Proficiency in Python and ML libraries/frameworks.
• Experience deploying ML models in production environments.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze structured and unstructured data to identify trends and insights.
• Develop predictive, prescriptive, and classification models.
• Perform EDA and feature engineering.
• Design experiments and evaluate model performance.
• Deploy ML models to production and monitor performance.
• Collaborate with data engineers and stakeholders to operationalize analytics.
• Develop cloud-based AI solutions using Azure, AWS, Databricks, or equivalent.

Skills

Python

ML algorithms

Statistics

Data modeling

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science/CS/Statistics/Math/Engineering

Tools

SQL

ML libraries

TensorFlow/PyTorch

Job description

Everforth ECS in Arlington, VA is seeking a Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize advanced analytics and AI solutions for production use. The role blends data science, ML engineering, and software development with strong collaboration across teams.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in ML algorithms, feature engineering, and cloud-based AI platforms, capable of translating business needs into scalable, production-ready solutions.