Senior Data Scientist (Remote)

Solü Technology; Buffalo (NY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Solü Technology seeks a Senior Data Scientist to support a regulatory compliance risk assessment for a major financial services client in Buffalo. You will build data pipelines, migrate data from legacy systems, and implement calculations and scoring logic using Python and SQL.

You will collaborate with business and technical stakeholders, map legacy data models, validate results with testing/UAT, and help develop dashboards in Tableau or Power BI to present risk scores.

Qualifications

• Python hands-on experience building solution logic, automating calculations, and data transformation.
• SQL querying skills including developing or working with stored procedures.
• ELT processes and data pipelines to move and transform data.
• Data mapping between legacy and target data models for migration.
• Regulated environment experience with data security and controls.
• Translate requirements into technical logic and validate with testing/UAT.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to clarify requirements.
• Tableau basics; Alteryx or Power BI familiarity may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Build data pipelines to migrate information from legacy solutions into a new platform.
• Use Python to implement calculations, formulas, scoring methodologies, and business logic.
• Write and execute SQL queries to retrieve, analyze, and validate data.
• Develop and modify SQL stored procedures to support data processing.
• Map legacy data models to the target data model and ensure accurate transformation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into solutions.
• Conduct solution testing and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Document testing results and explain testing processes to stakeholders.
• Support dashboard and visualization development to present risk scores.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues during migration and testing.
• Work independently while collaborating with stakeholders as needed.
• Follow security and data-handling controls for sensitive information.

Skills

Python

SQL

ELT

Data mapping

Testing/UAT

Stakeholder collaboration

Data visualization

Tools

Tableau

Alteryx

Power BI

Job description

Invest in your future by being a part of an innovative technology team! Our partner is a financial services organization focused on making a difference in people’s lives and the communities they serve. As an organization founded more than 165 years ago, they now employ 22,000 people dedicated to the company’s values of integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and candor. Here, you’ll be empowered to build products that revolutionize the way their customers do business.

Employment Requirements

This opportunity is not open to C2C relationships or visa sponsorship.

Job Description

Solu is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support a regulatory compliance risk assessment initiative for a large financial services organization. This role will focus on building data pipelines, migrating data from a legacy solution to a new platform, and implementing calculations, scoring methodologies, and business logic using Python and SQL. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, ELT processes, and data mapping, along with experience working with SQL stored procedures. The role involves partnering with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements, map legacy data models to a new solution, and perform testing and validation. Candidates must be comfortable handling sensitive data within a highly regulated environment with strict technology controls and restrictions on development, data storage, and approved solutions. Banking or financial services experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Build data pipelines to migrate information from legacy solutions into a new platform and data model.
• Use Python to implement calculations, formulas, scoring methodologies, and other business logic supporting the compliance risk assessment.
• Write and execute SQL queries to retrieve, analyze, and validate data.
• Develop, modify, and work with SQL stored procedures to support data processing and solution requirements.
• Perform data mapping between legacy and target data models, ensuring data is accurately transformed and aligned with business requirements.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify business logic, and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Conduct solution testing and user acceptance testing (UAT), validating requirements, data transformations, calculations, and scoring results.
• Document testing results, communicate findings, and explain testing processes and outcomes to stakeholders as needed.
• Support the development of dashboards and visualizations to present risk assessment scoring results, as needed.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues, discrepancies, and implementation challenges throughout the migration and testing process.
• Work independently while remaining available to collaborate with stakeholders and support requirements discussions and testing activities.
• Follow established technology, data handling, and security controls when working with sensitive information.

Qualifications

• Python: Hands-on experience building solution logic, automating calculations, and supporting data transformation using Python.
• SQL: Strong SQL querying skills, including experience developing or working with SQL stored procedures.
• ELT and Data Pipelines: Experience developing or supporting ELT processes and data pipelines to move and transform data.
• Data Mapping and Migration: Experience mapping data between legacy and target data models and supporting data migration to new solutions.
• Regulated Environment: Experience handling sensitive data within a regulated industry or a tightly controlled technology environment, including adherence to data security, storage, development, and solution restrictions.
• Requirements and Testing: Ability to translate business requirements into technical logic and validate data, calculations, and solution functionality through testing and UAT.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Ability to work independently while communicating effectively with business and technical stakeholders to clarify requirements, discuss testing, and resolve issues.
• Data Visualization: Basic-to-intermediate Tableau experience is sufficient. Experience with Alteryx or Power BI may also be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Banking or financial services experience.
• Experience supporting regulatory compliance, compliance risk assessments, financial reporting, or related initiatives.
• Experience working in highly controlled technology environments with strict data handling and development requirements.
• Experience developing Tableau dashboards to present scoring results, analytics, or other business data.
• Familiarity with Alteryx and/or Power BI.
• Experience migrating legacy data solutions and data models to new platforms.

Solü Technology Partners provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetics.