Manager Data Science
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Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our client in the Telco sector is seeking a professional Manager: Data Science on a contract duration of 6 to 12 months
- Education:
- Minimum of 4-year tertiary degree in Computer Science Mathematics Statistics Data Science or related field
- Masters 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
- 46 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
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
About Company
With 15 years of experience in the Telecommunications and Financial Services industry in Africa and the Middle East, we are experts at supporting our clients through their digital transformation journeys. We believe in blending traditional methods with cutting-edge strategies to drive ... View more
