• Application Deadline: Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Data Scientist


• Job Type Full Time , Remote


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Data Science / Research 

Responsibilities:

• Develop advanced ML (such as fraud etc) Credit scoring models for different business scorecards using ensemble algorithms in python.


• Conduct EDA, data extraction, data cleaning and documentation of created models.


• Engage central team ensuring laid down best practices are followed


• Develop models which do not deviate too much from developed algorithms.


• Engage business stakeholders to glean from domain knowledge in creating fit for purpose algorithms


• Ensure codes are refactored for data engineering pipeline


• Multitask by building more than one algorithm at each time

Qualifications

• Proven development experience in software and software engineering.


• Understanding of financial services data processes, systems, and products.


• Experience in technical business intelligence.


• Knowledge of IT infrastructure and data principles.


• Exposure to governance and regulatory matters as it relates to data.


• Experience in building models (credit scoring, propensity models, churn, etc.).


• Working with unstructured data (e.g. Streams, images)


• Understanding of data flows, data architecture, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data.


• Using data mining to discover new patterns from large datasets.


• Implement standard and proprietary algorithms for handling and processing data.


• Experience with common data science toolkits, such as SAS, R, SPSS, etc.


• Experience with data visualisation tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.


• Proficiency in application and web development. Structured and Unstructured Query languages e.g. SQL, Qlikview; SSIS SSRS, Python, JSON , C#, Java, C++, HTML

Experience Level: Senior (5 years and above)

WorkMode: Remote

Engagement: Contract