Data Scientist
| Location: | Johannesburg |
| Remote work: | Some remote work allowed |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Reference: | #NG58375 |
| Company: | e-Merge IT Recruitment |
A client growing rapidly with international ambitions developing multiple valuable products in the areas of supplier risk, customer risk, and third-party risk management are on a recruitment drive for a
data scientist to apply data mining techniques and conduct statistical analysis to large, structured and unstructured data sets.
Responsibilities:- Model complex business problems, discovering insights and opportunities through statistical, algorithmic, machine learning and visualisation techniques.
- Execute intelligent automation and predictive modelling.
- Build machine learning models from and utilises distributed data processing and analysis methodologies.
- Competent in Machine Learning programming in R or Python, with supplementary still in Matlab, Java.
- Familiar with the Hadoop distributed computational platform, including broader ecosystem of tools such as HDFS / Spark / Kafka.
- Provide input into Data management and modelling infrastructure requirements and adhere to the organisation's infrastructure development processes.
- Ensure business integration through integrating model outputs into end-point production systems, are understood and adopted relating to data collection, integration and retention requirements incorporating business requirements and knowledge of best practices.
- Measure proficiency in using the diagramming and modelling techniques vital for requirements analyses.
Qualifications and experience: - Degree in information studies/information technology
- Post Graduate degree in fnformation studies/information technology
- 5 - 7 years development experience in software and software engineering, financial services data processes, technical business intelligence.
- 5 - 7 years’ experience of working with unstructured data (e.g., streams, images) Understanding of data flows, data architecture, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data.
- Experience with common data science toolkits, such as SAS, R, SPSS, etc.
- Knowledge of IT infrastructure and data principles. Project management experience
- Experience with data visualisation tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.
The Reference Number for this position is
NG58375 which is a
Permanent Hybrid position in
Johannesburg offering a salary of up to
R750,000 – R950,000 cost-to-company salary negotiable based on experience. E-mail
Nokuthula on
az.oc.egrem-e@galuhtukon or call her for a chat on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.
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Posted on 16 May 15:43, Closing date 15 Jul
