IT - Application & Software Development
Toronto, ON
Contract
Dec 05, 2019
Data Scientist - 6 month contract
Our client…
Our client, is one of the fastest growing digital and technical service providers globally and are seeking a Data Scientist to join the team. Requires a candidate with a thorough understanding of SDLC concepts and prior banking experience.
Responsibilities:
- Functional approach, collaborating soundly with business users, Product Management Team and leadership for the IT department
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Sound understanding of IT systems, architectures and terminology
- Foundational knowledge of workflows in the financial services industry
- Manage complex data science projects including the scope, gathering requirements, resource estimations, sprint planning and management of external/internal communication and resources
- Strong and quick delivery in client meetings communicating effectively solutions to various disciplines
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of design, implementation and deployment of full-stack scalable data science and machine learning in necessity to resolve business problems
- 3-5 years of building, designing and developing large-scale data science infrastructure (Spark/Hadoop/Cloud)
- 3-5 years of proficient knowledge in machine learning, algorithms, data structures, statistics, data structures, natural language processing and programming in Python or a similar language
- Previous working experience with full-stack development teams to implement data science solutions to scale
- Sound knowledge of Apache Sprak and Hadoop developing related platforms/framkeworks (Kafka, Cassandra, Soir)
- Develop and deploy machine learning solutions in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- BFSI related background is highly preferred
All candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada.