Data Scientist

UST; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UST seeks a seasoned Data Scientist to enhance their Data & Analytics team. This role involves implementing analytical requirements, designing workflows, and driving client engagement. With over 10 years of experience essential, candidates are expected to be proficient in data science tools and possess strong problem-solving skills while contributing to impactful digital transformation projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in business analysis and analytics.
• Proficient in Python and SQL programming.
• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and libraries.

Responsibilities

• Drive client engagement and align development teams.
• Design and implement analytical solutions.
• Monitor project progress and maintain documentation.

Skills

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Data Wrangling

Feature Engineering

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Tools

Python

SQL

Azure ML

AWS Sagemaker

GCP Vertex AI

Pyspark

Job description

Role Description

UST is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join our Data & Analytics team.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive client engagement fully and align the development team towards a technical roadmap.
• Implement analytical requirements by defining and analysing system problems, designing and testing standards and solutions.
• Develop solution by preparing and evaluating alternative workflow solutions.
• Determine operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats.
• Design new analytical solutions by analysing requirements; constructing workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications.
• Improve systems by studying current practices, designing modifications.
• Recommend controls by identifying problems, writing improved procedures.
• Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget.
• Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions.
• Maintain system protocols by writing and updating procedures.
• Provide references for users by writing and maintaining user documentation; providing help desk support; training users.
• Maintain user confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Prepare technical reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
  
  

Required Skills And Experience

• Professional experience of 10+ years in business analysis, requirement gathering, solution workflow design for AI/ML/Analytics project.
• Excellent problem solving, Critical and Analytical thinking skills and hands on coding skills.
• Proficient in Data fetch, data merge, data wrangling, exploratory data analysis and feature engineering.
• Experience in programming skills in Python and SQL with working knowledge of machine learning algorithms.
• Strong understanding of ML libraries and applications e.g., Time series analysis, Neural Net, SVMs, boosting methods and implementation using Python.
• Experience in Deep learning techniques.
• Excellent Communication skills to effectively collaborate with business SMEs, UX team.
• Intermediate knowledge with Dev Ops practices, including CICD, Automation, Build Management, and Versioning.
• Understanding of Cloud services, including Azure ML or AWS Sagemaker or GCP Vertex AI.
• Experience in LLM/Gen AI – Prompt Engineering, RAG and parameter hypertuning.
• Experience in Pyspark will be an added advantage.
  
  

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion are among the founding blocks of how UST as an organisation translates its values of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity into practice.

About UST

For more than 25 years, UST has worked side by side with the world's best companies to make a real impact through digital transformation. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.

Skills

MS Azure,Azure Cloud,Azure Data Factory,Data Scientist