Manager: Data Science

Reference: JHB000889-Tshid-1

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