Senior Data Scientist | Cape Town

1 day ago

Remote, wes kaap, South Africa Network Finance Full-time

ey Requirements

  • 8+ years' experience in Data Science, Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, or a related field.
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
    • AWS (S3, Redshift, SageMaker, Lambda, Glue, or related services)
    • Snowflake
    • Python
    • SQL
    • Power BI
    • Machine Learning model development and deployment
  • Experience building and deploying predictive, classification, clustering, and forecasting models.
  • Strong understanding of data engineering concepts, data pipelines, and large-scale data processing.
  • Proven experience working with structured and unstructured datasets.
  • Experience translating complex business problems into practical analytical solutions.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering skills.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models to solve complex business challenges.
  • Build scalable data science solutions leveraging AWS and Snowflake platforms.
  • Develop and maintain advanced analytics, predictive models, and forecasting solutions.
  • Create impactful dashboards and visualisations using Power BI .
  • Perform data exploration, feature engineering, model tuning, and performance optimisation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Data Engineering, Product, and Business stakeholders.
  • Ensure best practices around model governance, data quality, and documentation.
  • Mentor junior team members and contribute to the overall data strategy.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Postgraduate qualification advantageous.
  • AWS certifications highly beneficial.
  • Experience with MLOps and model deployment frameworks advantageous.
  • Exposure to AI, Generative AI, or NLP solutions would be beneficial.

Location

  • Cape Town (Hybrid/Onsite)