Data Science Consultant Johannesburg

South Africa DATA SCIENCE CONSULTANT

Location: Johannesburg

Number of vacancies: 5

Responsibilities:

1. Joining and integrating into work teams for different consulting projects.
2. Development of regulatory and non-regulatory models (e.g., regression models, classification models, time series, and Monte Carlo simulations) in the fields of banking, insurance, energy, and telecommunications.
3. Review and validation of regulatory and non-regulatory models in risk, finance, and other areas.
4. Statistical data processing and mathematical support to the business.
5. Developing algorithms, statistics, and probability models.
6. Engaging in R&D projects.

Requirements:

1. Recent graduate or final year student from disciplines relating to Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Data Analytics, Business Administration, Mathematical Finance, Quantitative Methods, Financial Mathematics, Physics.
2. Desirable knowledge of modeling techniques (logit, decision trees, clustering) and statistical programming languages (Python, R, SAS, Matlab).
3. Solid academic record.
4. Postgraduate studies and/or specialized courses are an asset, especially in Data Analytics, Quantitative Finance, or similar.
5. Knowledge of other languages, Big Data tools, and cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google) desirable.
6. Get-up-and-go attitude, maturity, responsibility, and strong work ethic.
7. Strong ability to learn quickly and integrate easily into multidisciplinary teams.

We Offer:

1. The best environment to develop talent.
2. Permanent positions in our new office in Johannesburg.
3. Working on high-profile consulting projects for the largest companies in Financial Markets, Retail Banking, Insurance, Energy, and Telecommunications.
4. International opportunities to work on projects for foreign clients.
5. Ongoing training plan, with approximately 10% of business turnover spent on training.
6. Clearly defined career plan and internal promotion based solely on merit.
7. Partnership-based management model offers all professionals the opportunity to become part of the Firm's group of partners.

For more information about Management Solutions and the professional careers we offer, we invite you to visit our website. At Management Solutions, we believe in equal opportunities. In our selection process, all qualified applicants are equally considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, and any other characteristic protected by law.