We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist who will become a collaborator within a team of specialist data scientists aiming to help the client discover the insights hidden in its vast amounts of data, and help enable smarter decisions to deliver better products and services. You will be expected to take on the most complex projects, as well as provide technical mentoring and coaching for junior team members.
Responsibilities:
- Apply data mining techniques, statistical analysis, and build high-quality machine learning models
- Partner with business areas, help translate the challenges into actionable data science models
- Create and maintain internal data science tooling platforms
- Building both predictive and prescriptive machine learning models that will assist with increasing strategic and competitive advantage
- Partake in the creation of a data science community in the broader organization by sharing knowledge and skills
- Contribute to our new and existing projects that can be found on GitHub
- Research of new technologies and investigation of their usability across the platform
Must have:
- Deep knowledge of machine learning methods and principles
- Strong programming and problem-solving skills
- Experience with Python, pyspark, ML libraries and frameworks
- Good communication skills
- Capability to take in real-world problems, understand the area and suggest a viable solution
- Ability to work independently from initial analyses to production
- Presentation skills, competence to explain ML models to business units and provide insights
Desirable Skills:
- Experience with Machine Learning: scikit-learn, PyTorch, PyCaret, etc.
- Hadoop Big Data Platform: PySpark, hdfs, hive
- Python Tools: pytest, pylint, black, conda, poetry
- DevOps: Git (GitHub), bash, ssh, CI/CD Pipelines
- Cloud: AWS, DataBricks, Azure
- Presentation skills – able to efficiently present data to a non-technical audience
- Team Skills – guiding junior team members, defining and maintaining team standards
What we offer in return:
- 25 days holidays
- Up to 60 sick days per year (100% covered by the employer)
- 95 ZAR per day meal vouchers (fully covered by the employer) 3% cash employer contribution towards your pension fund Year-End Bonus
- Membership in a private medical clinic
- Beer & pizza Thursdays Multisport card & private gym in the office
- Flexible working hours