Sr. Data Scientist

Sr. Data Scientist

Sonsoft, Inc. is a USA based corporation duly organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Georgia. Sonsoft Inc. is growing at a steady pace specializing in the fields of Software Development, Software Consultancy and Information Technology Enabled Services.

Job Description

Senior data scientist. Research various analytical approaches. Recommend and develop mathematical algorithms for related business problems. Communicate and direct development teams on implementation of statistical models. Interface with Business users and gather feedback on delivered analytical data. Deploy solutions on to big data platforms. Functional Responsibilities: Specific tasks include but are not limited to: Work on one of following initiatives within Predictive Client Analytics group: RFM recommendations, CCAR and other projects TBD. Validation of analytical approaches produced by vendor and 3rd party consulting teams. Developing data validation methods.

Technical / Analytical Skills

Excellent understanding and experience with application of machine learning concepts and techniques (linear/logistic regression, clustering, classification, PCA, Naive Bayes, association rules, Collaborative Filtering, recommendation techniques etc.). Experience with regression techniques for modeling the relationship between an output variable and several input variables. Experience with Big Data technologies. Experience with visualization tools like Tableau. Experience creating interface specification documents, attribute mapping documents, functional specifications. Experience with web scraping. Experience with Text Matching applications.

Nice to have: Understanding of regulatory guidelines (CCAR, Basel) around Model Risk Management. Working knowledge of various Fixed Income and Equities products, for example Derivatives, FX and Cash Equities.

Essential Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong research skills. Python, R, SQL, Hive, Spark. Statistical analysis: To understand and work around possible limitations in models. Being able to develop hypothesis and test the Hypothesis with careful experiments. Research and implement data mining machine learning algorithms in supervised and unsupervised learning areas. Should have experience with time series modeling. Should have experience with optimization approaches. Familiarity with the Big Data Ecosystem tools: Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Mahout, Spark(Spark SQL, MLLib),Hbase and be comfortable with the using the tools. Strong experience in data manipulation using SQL on Hive/Impala or other Databases. Experience in developing and deploying model with Mahout, Spark MLLib is preferable. Must be proficient in programming either R/Python/Scala. Should have experience in Financial services industry -Capital market would be preferable.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education. At least 7 years of experience within the Information Technologies.

Additional Information

** U.S. citizens and those who are authorized to work independently in the United States are encourage to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Note:

• This is a Full-Time & Permanent job opportunity.
• Only US Citizen, Green Card Holder, GC-EAD, H4-EAD, L2-EAD, H1B and TN Visa can apply.
• H1B Transfer can also apply for this Full-Time & Permanent job position
• No OPT-EAD candidates please.
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