Data Scientist

Imizizi

Reference: JHB001494-NS-1

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • Data analysis, exploration, and feature engineering (EDA)
  • Strong applied statistics and machine learning foundations
  • Python-based data science and ML stack (e.g. pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch / TensorFlow)
  • Data engineering skills: ETL design, batch and streaming data processing
  • Experience with distributed data systems (e.g. Kafka, Spark or equivalent)
  • SQL and structured / semi-structured data querying
  • Experiment design, model evaluation, and validation techniques
  • Dashboarding, reporting, and data visualisation for insights and decision support
  • Business problem translation and requirements understanding
  • Version control and collaborative development (Git)

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS

  • MLOps practices (model packaging, deployment pipelines, monitoring awareness)
  • Data governance principles (data quality, lineage, ownership, compliance awareness)
  • Model evaluation, performance tracking, and drift detection concepts
  • Cloud-based data and ML environments (Azure / AWS)
  • Generative AI and LLM-based solution experience (preferred, not essential)
  • AI agent or advanced prompting familiarity
  • Experience collaborating with observability and platform engineering teams
  • Domain-specific knowledge aligned to business use cases

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Translate business problems into data-driven and AI-enabled solutions
  • Perform exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns, issues, and opportunities
  • Design, build, and maintain data pipelines to support analytics and modelling use cases
  • Develop, train, evaluate, and iterate on machine learning and AI models
  • Apply appropriate model evaluation techniques and define success metrics
  • Support operational data workflows and resolve day-to-day data processing issues when required
  • Produce clear dashboards, reports, and visualisations for stakeholders
  • Communicate insights, model behaviour, and recommendations to both technical and business audiences
  • Collaborate closely with data engineering, AI platform, and observability teams to productionise solutions
  • Contribute to best practices around data quality, governance, and responsible use of AI

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

  • Is outcome-driven, not model-driven
  • Is comfortable working close to data pipelines and production constraints
  • Can explain models and uncertainty to business stakeholders
  • Collaborates naturally with platform, AI engineering, and observability teams
  • Understands that trust, transparency, and governance are as important as accuracy

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