Data Scientist: ML, MLOps & Analytics

Media24; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is looking for a Data Scientist to join its technology team in South Africa. The role involves leveraging cloud technology to design predictive models, develop algorithms, and build data pipelines. Candidates should have an honours degree and 3+ years of experience in Python development. The position is based in Cape Town or Randburg, with a focus on collaboration and problem-solving.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Python development experience.
• Proven experience with big data technologies and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and optimise predictive models.
• Develop algorithms to solve complex business challenges.
• Deploy and monitor ML models in production environments.
• Create automated reporting systems and dashboards.
• Build and maintain robust data pipelines.

Skills

Python development

Machine learning

Data engineering

Statistical analysis

SQL proficiency

Education

Honours degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Jupyter Notebooks

Docker

scikit-learn

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LightGBM

XGBoost

Pandas

Job description

A leading media company is looking for a Data Scientist to join its technology team in South Africa. The role involves leveraging cloud technology to design predictive models, develop algorithms, and build data pipelines. Candidates should have an honours degree and 3+ years of experience in Python development. The position is based in Cape Town or Randburg, with a focus on collaboration and problem-solving.