Data Scientist II
Date: 9 Apr 2024
Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, ZA
Company: Capitec Bank Ltd
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Purpose Statement
- To deliver the AI strategy to ensure Capitec can compete in a changing landscape where data science is a key future-oriented strategic differentiator.
- To design and implement predictive models or intelligent algorithms to better understand the drivers of business performance and enable improved management decision-making.
Education (Minimum)
- Honours Degree in Data Science
Education (Ideal or Preferred)
- Masters Degree in Data Science or Statistics
Knowledge and Experience
Experience
Minimum:
NB. Length of experience required is conditional on the qualifications obtained
- Master’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative discipline or STEM field e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science with focus on Machine Learning plus 3yrs relevant years’ experience.
Or
Honours Degree or equivalent and relevant technical qualifications, plus 5yrs relevant experience. - Experience in data science, machine learning and deployment of developed solutions
- Business analysis and requirements gathering
- Reproducible coding experience
- Working with relational and non-relational databases
- Experience in at least one ML language
- Working in cloud environments
Ideal:
- Working with multiple teams to deliver predictive models into a production environment
Knowledge
Minimum:
- Deep understanding of one or more state of the art principles and techniques in at least one discipline of data science, e.g., NLP, Deep Learning etc. and can teach to others
- Underlying theory and application of machine learning models; able to understand underlying principles and theory and be able to teach others.
- Best practices for data science such as reusability, reproducibility, continuous monitoring, etc
Ideal:
- Familiarity with modern deep learning frameworks (Tensorflow, PyTorch, MXNet, etc)
- Ethical AI design principle
- Capitec Data Science lifecycle
- Capitec Data Product Life Cycle
Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Communications Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Planning, organising and coordination skills
- Decision making skills
- Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
Additional Information
- Clear criminal and credit record
Capitec is committed to diversity, applications to this position will strictly be considered in support of our employment equity goals.