A dynamic global group with a focus on innovation topics as well as comprehensive IT solutions and Global Team collaboration driving experiences with a deep insight into the compliance and IT Methodology processes is recruiting for a Data Engineer/ Scientist who will offer deep insights into the compliance and IT Methodology processes, with the ability to offer an extended vested interest in the success and sustainability of the group.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and integrate data science solutions into MLOps pipelines.
• Implement analytical algorithms for object detection, segmentation, classification, and recognition.
• Provide low-code/no-code solutions for business teams.
• Evaluate and optimize LLM configurations and outputs.
• Support full application lifecycle development, deployment, and operations for Big Data solutions.
• Manage expectations of business product owners and ensure synergy between business and technical teams.
• Plan epics and sprints, translating business needs into actionable technical tasks.
• Identify business opportunities using statistical, algorithmic, and data mining techniques.
• Interpret statistical experiments and regression analysis results for integration into complex business processes.
• Build reports and dashboards using visualization tools like Qlik and AWS QuickSight.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• 5-8 years of experience in Data Science.
• Strong background in software development, mathematics, and analytics.
• Programming & Scripting Languages:
• Python, Terraform
• SQL
• Machine Learning: Python, OpenAI, LLMs, Prompt Engineering, LLM Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, EMR), Azure
• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Unix
• BI/DWH/ETL Tools: AWS QuickSight, Grafana
• IDEs: VSCode, PyCharm, Jupyter Notebooks, Microsoft Visual Studio
• Version Control: Git
• Project Tools: ATC Confluence, JIRA, GitHub (including GitHub CoPilot, Actions)

The Reference Number for this position is NG60525 which is a Contract position based in Johannesburg offering a contract rate of R480 up to R580 per hour based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on *****@*****.co.za or call her for a chat on (***)***-**** to discuss this and other opportunities.

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