Senior Manager: Data Science – Remote – Offering Competitive Salary

A leading Telecommunications group that has built an unsurpassed footprint of copper, fibre and wireless technologies in the country is on the search for Senior Manager: Data Science to lead and participate in data science projects, solving a variety of use cases across the Group and for its customers. 

You will be an expert in employing and evolving data science tools and frameworks across on-prem and cloud big data infrastructure to assist the Insights team to unlock measurable value for the group. Together with a team of lead and senior data scientists

you will develop our machine learning and deep learning competencies and will train and develop our junior data science resources. 

If you are a problem solver with strong leadership skills apply today!! 

Requirements: 

• Post graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or a related field (NQF level 8); OR a qualified Actuary with data science experience
• 5 -7 years relevant experience in a data science environment
• 2 years’ experience in a management or supervisory role
• Experience in ICT will be an advantage.
• Data science and analytics frameworks
• Programming experience (Python, R, Git, Linux)
• Cloud computing experience (GCP preferable)
• Big Data (preferably Hadoop, PySpark)
• Coding capability (specifically Python, R, Git, Linux)
• Machine learning
• Research & development ability
• Stakeholder management

Reference Number for this position is LL54889 which is a permanent fully remote position. Contact Lindie on -merge.co.za or call her on to discuss this and other opportunities. 

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