Senior Specialist – Lead Data Scientist (AI)

 

Recruiter:

Hutech Head Office

Job Ref:

PTA008923/LL

Date posted:

Friday, September 17, 2021

Location:

Capetown, South Africa


SUMMARY:
Our client in the telecommunications industry is seeking a Senior Specialist Lead Data Scientist (AI) to join their team in Cape Town (work remotely). Candidates must have 7 years of work experience in the field of data science, with at least 2 years having been on management/ specialist level. Candidates must possess a Post graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field (NQF level 7); OR a qualified Actuary with data science experience.

POSITION INFO:
Position: Senior Specialist – Lead Data Scientist (AI)
Industry: Telecommunications
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape (Remote)
Salary: To be discussed
Closing date: Wednesday, 22 September 2021

CORE DESCRIPTION:

  • Responsible to execute the strategic roadmap and create value through delivery of internal and external artificial intelligence solutions and products.
  • Oversight of a portfolio of data science projects, providing strategic and technical guidance on solving a variety of use cases across the Group and for its customers. 
  • Develop machine learning and deep learning competencies and manage and develop a ''full-stack'' team of data science specialists.
  • The role''s focus will be on NLP, both text and speech, but projects can span Computer Vision and other domains.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Define and implement the AI strategy and product roadmap in relation to the TKG strategy and provide input into the broader strategic direction of Strategic Insights.
  • Cultivate and manage working relationships with a variety of stakeholders to support the design and delivery of data science projects and solutions.
  • Develop business cases for new solutions or products and establish the value for existing projects.
  • Determine the most appropriate data science tools/ approaches for specific projects.
  • Execute end to end data science projects and product development processes.
  • Engage with our data engineering team to ensure any AI products or solutions are managed.
  • Identify and manage resource requirements including people and systems.
  • Lead and develop a team of data scientists and provide hands on guidance.
  • Establish, document and champion data science best practices in the team.
  • Help Strategic Insights become thought leaders in the areas of data science and artificial intelligence.
  • Stay abreast of new developments and solutions in the market to ensure we don''t fall behind.
  • Contribute to our agile way of work and our innovation culture.
  • Consistent documentation of all implemented systems and processes.
FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE:
  • Statistical and mathematical foundations; Data science and analytics frameworks (NLP and Computer Vision); Programming (Python, R, Git, Linux); 
  • Cloud computing (GCP preferable); 
  • Big Data (Cloudera, Hadoop, Spark)
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:
  • Data science and cloud certifications will be advantageous (GCP, Azure, AWS).
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Post graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field (NQF level 7); OR a qualified Actuary with data science experience. 
  • A Master''s degree (NQF level 9) will be an advantage
EXPERIENCE:
  • 7 years of work experience in the field of data science with at least 2 years having been on management/ specialist level. 
  • Experience in ICT/Telecommunications will be an advantage.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Experience in Natural Language Processing.
  • Strong statistical & mathematical foundations.
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform.
  • Expected to stay abreast of new data science developments and to put them into practice.
CLOSING STATEMENT:
  • Only candidates who meet the above requirements will be considered.
  • Please send CV’s in MS Word format to --------Please upload your CV here--------  
  • If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks, unfortunately your application has not been successful.
CONTACT:
Liesl Lotter
Group Recruitment and FSS Manager 
Office : -----
email : --------Please upload your CV here-------- 

POPIA Disclaimer: 
By sending your CV to the above-mentioned e-mail address you agree to: 
  • The processing of your personal information and sharing it with third parties for verifications. 
  • The exercising of your rights provided for by POPIA. 
  • To acknowledge that Hutech International Group (Pty) Ltd will keep the record of your personal information confidential.


 

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