Data Scientist at Redmond, WA

Role

Data Scientist

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Degree in an analytical field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Management Science).
• Hands on experience in building machine learning models using algorithms such as K-Means, SVM, KNN, Tree-Based Methods as well as different forecasting techniques.
• Industry experience in Data analytics/BI, Forecasting modelling and visualization, Optimization, and statistics.
• 5+ years of Scripting with one of these languages (R, PYTHON).
• 5 or more years of overall IT/DBMS/Data Store experience.
• Three or more years of experience in, big data, data caching, data federation and data virtualization management
• Understand the internals of R and Python (Who can perform root cause analysis for the issues encountered in production)
• Prior experience with cloud services or cloud data services and/or data analytics projects preferred – Platform knowledge (Azure, Windows, and Linux)
• Good knowledge of Cloud Architecture (Public and Private clouds) – AZURE, AWS

Desirable Functional Skills

• Expert in querying and analysing big data using Hive, Python, SQL, Scope and/or C#
• Experience working with unstructured big data (Hadoop and/or Cosmos)
• Experts in advanced Excel functions (e.g., creating formulas, pivot tables) and Power BI
• Prior knowledge of data modelling and processing techniques for big data systems
• Solid understanding of BI and data solutions, including Power-pivots, cubes, and DataMart.
• Self-motivated, agile, and driven to think out-of-the-box.
• Ability to influence diverse audiences and build strong partnerships with stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

• Work cross functionally to define problem statements, collect data, find key insights, build analytical models, and make recommendations.
• Build and maintain key predictive, regression, causal, time-series, optimization & customer segmentation, capacity constraint models.
• Leverage tools like R, PHP, Python, Hadoop & Azure Data Bricks, ADF, ADLS, Azure Analysis Service to drive efficient analytics.
• Communicate final recommendations and drive decision making.
• Ability to work independently or to manage a virtual team that will research innovative solutions to challenging business problems.
• Ability to collaborate with team and drive analytic projects end to end,
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and written
• Attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Business reporting

Total Experience Required

7+ Years

Work Location

Redmond, WA