Senior Data Scientist

Job Description

What You’ll Do

In this position you will perform all the phases of a data science project: business understanding, data understanding and preparation, exploratory analysis, modeling, model evaluation, communicating results and business value of a model to the client and finally deploying your data product. Follow team development processes. Based on the nature of the project and the available tools, quickly learn and adapt to different technologies and tools than the ones you are used to.

Who You’ll Work With

The Teradata Core Data Science team works with advanced database technologies allowing us to build exciting new features that unlock business value for our customers. As the Senior Data Scientist, you will report directly to the AI Team Lead, Data and Analytics, MEA. On our team, you will help to execute a vision that delivers technology-enabled, high-impact business outcomes for our enterprise customer base that meet the highest software quality standards.

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate

• Sc. or equivalent working experience in data science / machine learning
• Proficient in either R or Python
• Intermediate level in either C, Java, C++, or C#
• Intermediate level in SQL & Matlab
• Analytical rigor & Software engineering knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent technical & business presentation skills
• Ability to conduct pre-sales presentations

What You’ll Bring

You are energetic, positive and outgoing. You exercise strong judgement and decision making across all aspects of your role. You’re well-organized, detail-oriented and have a consistent track record as a strategic thinker capable of foreseeing impacts of simultaneous projects. You describe yourself as resourceful and have conquered the art of effective multitasking. You have superior time management skills.

Desired Skills

• Sc. or Ph.D. in machine learning or a relevant discipline.
• Solid understanding of deep learning techniques
• Expert level in Python including Numpy, Pandas, Scikit-learn
• Expert level in SQL and R
• Software engineering background (Agile methodologies, Git, continuous development, etc.)
• Familiar with PySpark and MLlib
• Familiar with Excel, Tableau or PowerBI for visualization
• Familiar with SPSS Modeler and SAS Enterprise Miner for modeling

Necessary Job Requirements:

1. Must be based in Cairo, Egypt.
2. Must be willing to work on-site with clients (Egyptian Government, Telecommunication Operators, and Banks) 100% of the time.
3. ­Must pass security clearance to work with the Egyptian Government