Data Scientist/ Analyst-Herndon, VA - Georgia IT Inc.
Herndon, VA
About the Job
Data Scientist/ Analyst
Location: Herndon, VA
Type: 6 Months Contract
Description:
The client is seeking a Data Scientist and Analyst III to translate business requirements into data requirements and models to support Data Science Program. Coordinate changes, databases, test, and implement the database applying knowledge of database management systems.
Job Responsibilities:
Work with senior management, technical and client teams in order to determine data requirements, business data implementation approaches, best practices for advanced data manipulation, storage and analysis strategies.
Selecting features, building and optimizing classifiers using machine learning techniques
Data mining using state-of-the-art methods.
Extending company's data with third party sources of information when needed
Enhancing data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytic systems.
Data analysis skills with strong database queries.
Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions
Design, implement, automate and maintain large scale enterprise data ETL processes
Modify existing databases and database management systems and/or direct programmers and analysts to make changes
Test programs or databases, correct errors and make necessary modifications
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
10+ years applicable experience required.
Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms.
Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R, Python, Weka, NumPy, MatLab etc. Excellence in at least one of these is highly desirable.
Strong data analysis experience including database queries and stored procedures.
Ability to convert Business requirement into Data requirement for Data science program including converting business rules into system rules.
Experience with database technologies.
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
Desire to be working with data and helping businesses make better data driven decisions.
Location: Herndon, VA
Type: 6 Months Contract
Description:
The client is seeking a Data Scientist and Analyst III to translate business requirements into data requirements and models to support Data Science Program. Coordinate changes, databases, test, and implement the database applying knowledge of database management systems.
Job Responsibilities:
Work with senior management, technical and client teams in order to determine data requirements, business data implementation approaches, best practices for advanced data manipulation, storage and analysis strategies.
Selecting features, building and optimizing classifiers using machine learning techniques
Data mining using state-of-the-art methods.
Extending company's data with third party sources of information when needed
Enhancing data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytic systems.
Data analysis skills with strong database queries.
Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions
Design, implement, automate and maintain large scale enterprise data ETL processes
Modify existing databases and database management systems and/or direct programmers and analysts to make changes
Test programs or databases, correct errors and make necessary modifications
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
10+ years applicable experience required.
Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms.
Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R, Python, Weka, NumPy, MatLab etc. Excellence in at least one of these is highly desirable.
Strong data analysis experience including database queries and stored procedures.
Ability to convert Business requirement into Data requirement for Data science program including converting business rules into system rules.
Experience with database technologies.
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
Desire to be working with data and helping businesses make better data driven decisions.
Source : Georgia IT Inc.