Fraud Data Scientist

Recruiter:

The Recruiters

Job Ref:

24052022C

Date posted:

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

R1 140 000 / annum

JOB SUMMARY:
Exciting opportunity in challenging environment. JHB - R1.1M/annum

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Our client is an innovative technology company with strong ties to the financial industry. Due to their exponential growth they are urgently looking for a Fraud Data Scientist to join their supportive, yet performance driven, team.

The Fraud Data Scientist will apply and leverage off toolkits, multiple skillsets, data engineering, advanced computing, scientific methods, statistical computation, visualization, business communication, domain expertise and associated data to contribute directly to the proactive detection of fraud and the reduction of fraud losses while developing, optimizing, maintaining and evolving fraud detection and performance models.

Requirements:

QUALIFICATION/KNOWLEDGE (INCLUDING MOST RELEVANT FIELD OF STUDY)

Degree (Honours, Masters or PHD) in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a combination of these
Machine learning techniques, Oracle, RStudio, Python, Hadoop, cloud infrastructure
Data analytics life cycle
Data engineering
Scripting and programming
Prescriptive and Statistical modelling
Fraud detection models
Data wrangling
Expert in MS Office, SQL

EXPERIENCE (INCLUDING RELEVANT SECTOR SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE)

5 years’ data science experience
Prior experience with malware analysis, risk analysis, and risk management
Big data analytics
Financial industry focusing on payment fraud
Good communication (written, oral) and interpersonal skills
Organise and manage multiple tasks
Work autonomously and in teams
A patient and empathetic attitude
Strong time management and organisational skills
Comfortable working in fast-paced environments
Troubleshooting skills

If you meet all of the above requirements and you are ready to join a dynamic organization then email your CV in asap.

Kindly note that only candidates who meet the above criteria will be contacted.

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