Manager: Data Science

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Telco sector is seeking a professional Manager: Data Science on a contract duration of 6 to 12 months

POSITION INFO:

• Education:
• Minimum of 4-year tertiary degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or related field
• Master’s Degree in a Data Science, AI/ML, Statistical or related field (preferred)
• MBA or Masters (advantageous)

• Experience:
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience as a Data Engineer/ Data Scientist
• 4–6+ years applied data science; 2+ years owning production AI/ML.
• At least 3 years’ experience within a non-traditional FinTech, Banking or Financial Services Sector
• Experience in Data Science and Data Analysis with a specific focus on AI/ ML models within banking, finance and/or telecommunications industry
• Proven delivery of automated decisioning (recommendation/propensity/fraud/forecasting) with quantified business impact.
• Experience in Data Engineering within banking or financial services industry
• Understanding of enterprise-scale systems and technologies used in data infrastructures
• Experience of working in an Agile/DevOps environment
• GitHub or GitLab experience for CI/CD
• Consistent improvement CI/CD applications for collaborations and enhancement to drive develop once and deploy to many mindset through container repositories
• Proficiency in working with Python and its relevant libraries SAS or R / Scala for data clean up and advanced data analytics
• Working knowledge in Hadoop, Apache Spark and related Big Data technologies (MapReduce, PIG, HIVE)
• Demonstrated experience utilizing software tools to query and report data and being software agnostic
• Highly proficient in database management systems like Postgres, Oracle, Mongo, MSSQL
• Experience in data analysis and management, business performance management and/or reporting within the financial sector or banking industry
• Experience working in a medium to large organization
• Experience in ecommerce and electronic payment business is advantageous
• Experience working across global locations/ regions and have a grasp of political, social, infrastructure and integrity challenges