Senior Data Scientist in Atlanta, GA

Position: Senior Data Scientist

Location: Atlanta, GA

Experience: 12+ Years

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced *Senior Data Scientist / Azure Data Scientist* with *12+ years of experience* in Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, and Advanced Analytics. The candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in *Python and Microsoft Azure* and experience delivering enterprise-level ML solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning and AI solutions using *Python and Azure.

• Analyze large datasets and develop predictive, classification, forecasting, and optimization models.

• Build and manage ML pipelines using *Azure Machine Learning and Azure Databricks.

• Perform data preprocessing, feature engineering, model development, validation, and optimization.

• Develop production-ready ML solutions and implement *MLOps, CI/CD, and model monitoring*.

• Work closely with Data Engineers, Software Engineers, Cloud teams, and business stakeholders.

• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior data scientists.

• Communicate analytical results and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of Data Science / Machine Learning experience

• Strong hands-on *Python* programming

• Strong *Microsoft Azure* experience

• Azure Machine Learning*

• Azure Databricks / PySpark*

• Advanced *SQL*

• Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling & Predictive Analytics

• Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, XGBoost / similar ML frameworks

• Experience with *MLOps and ML model deployment*

• Git, CI/CD and Azure DevOps

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Preferred Skills

• Generative AI / LLMs

• Azure OpenAI

• NLP and RAG

• TensorFlow / PyTorch

• Docker / Kubernetes

• Azure Data Factory, Synapse, ADLS

• Microsoft Azure Data Scientist certification (DP-100)

EDUCATION

Bachelor's or Master's degree in *Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.

Key Requirements:

12+ Years | Python | Microsoft Azure | Azure ML | Machine Learning | SQL | Databricks | MLOps*