Data Scientist

Tumaini; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm is seeking experienced Data Scientists to create data-driven solutions. The ideal candidate has a postgraduate degree in a quantitative field and 5-8 years of experience in data analysis, particularly within financial services. Proficiency in Python, SAS, and R, along with database knowledge in SQL, is essential.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years' data analysis experience within financial services.
• Extensive experience with programming languages and statistical packages.
• Experience in database languages.

Responsibilities

• Create and deliver data-driven solutions for Internal Audit.
• Utilize statistical models and machine learning algorithms.
• Apply data mining and visualization techniques.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical modeling

Python

SAS

R

SQL

Education

Post graduate degree in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, or Computer Science

Job description

Job Description

Our client is looking for Data Scientists to create and deliver data-driven solutions that add value to the business by using statistical models, machine learning algorithms, data mining and visualisation techniques throughout the Internal Audit cycle.

Requirements :

• Post graduate degree in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or another quantitative field.
• 5-8 years' data analysis experience within the financial services environment.
• Extensive experience with at least one programming language (Python), business analytics software (SAS) statistical package (R).
• Experience in database language (SQL)