Principal Data Scientist: Big Data Analytics Lead

Placements24; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 in Randburg, Gauteng, seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead big data analytics initiatives. You will harness massive datasets to extract insights, build predictive models, and shape strategic decisions.

You will mentor junior data scientists, drive production ML deployments, and collaborate with diverse teams to advance data strategy and best practices across the organisation. The role offers cutting-edge technology and significant autonomy.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in Data Science or related field.
• 8+ years in data science with big data analytics and ML.
• Proven ML model deployment experience.
• Hands-on with Spark, Hadoop, Kafka.
• Strong Python or R and data science libraries.
• SQL and NoSQL expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of advanced analytics solutions.
• Develop and deploy ML models in production.
• Translate business challenges into data science problems.
• Build robust data pipelines for large volumes of data.
• Evaluate and select algorithms and tools for tasks.
• Communicate complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor junior data scientists and foster technical excellence.
• Stay updated on data science and big data advancements.
• Contribute to data strategy and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

PhD in Data Science

Master's degree

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Kafka

Python

R

SQL

NoSQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 in Randburg, Gauteng, seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead big data analytics initiatives. You will harness massive datasets to extract insights, build predictive models, and shape strategic decisions.

You will mentor junior data scientists, drive production ML deployments, and collaborate with diverse teams to advance data strategy and best practices across the organisation. The role offers cutting-edge technology and significant autonomy.