Senior Associate, Data Scientist, Data First

Key Skills

Java Programming, Analytical and Problem solving, Oracle, Python Programming, Database, SQL, SQL Server, Apache Hadoop, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, Deep Learning, NoSQL, TensorFlow, Apache Hive, Teradata, PySpark, Dimensional Modelling

Job Description

The Analytics Centre of Excellence is established as the central team to develop the machine learning practice for DBS group. We work with business to develop large scale machine learning solutions to be deployed into production. At the same time, we also lead the development of enterprise advanced analytic infrastructure as well as creating various data science best practice for DBS

Responsibilities

• The hired data scientist will be part of the DataFirst - Analytics Centre of Excellence
• Team will primarily play an active role in supporting the bank to build advance analytic solutions by working with the business owners/sponsors.
• Data scientists to develop advance analytics solutions, especially in machine learning and statistical techniques.

Requirements

• PhD or master’s in computer science/engineering, or other related fields, preferably in the area of machine learning, data mining, deep learning, or equivalent quantitative fields preferred. Strong mathematical background.
• 5+ years of data analytics experience in industry (ideally banking, finance, ecommerce, telecoms, retail, fintech or technology firms) and/or academia with demonstrated track record of innovative research and insight generation and implementation of insights into tools/processes delivering front end business results
• 5+ years of experience on large amount of data, building and implementing various machine learning models or applications. Excellent modelling background including but not limited to classification, clustering, recommender systems, deep learning, reinforcement learning, natural language processing et al.
• Programming experience in Python, PySpark, Tensorflow, Pytorch or other machine learning oriented programming languages/platforms.
• Familiarity with Hadoop and Hive. Proficient in using databases like Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.
• Experience with NoSQL databases. Have gone through 1 full SDLC for products related/involved machine learning
• Solid track record of deploying machine learning solution into production environment and integrate into operation
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strategic thinke.