Business Analyst - Data Scientist

Business Analyst - Data Scientist

A. Position Description:

1. The candidate will perform Advanced analytics (including Big Data Analytics ) to meet business requirements and use statistical, mathematical, and predictive modelling skills to build a comprehensive platform for data analysis
2. Use Business Intelligence tools including visualization, Excel and other BI Tools to create analytical models;
3. Integrate data sets and work with multiple systems to extract and use data for deeper analysis
4. Have the ability to use the Hadoop environment with Hive querying skills
5. Be able to build data models using programming languages and scripts (eg- R)
6. Have an understanding of and use skills for Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modelling, and Hypothesis Testing.

B. Skills Requirements:

Required skills:

- 5+ years experience with statistical analysis.
- 2+ years experience working in a Hadoop environment.
- 2+ years experience and hands-on knowledge of R to develop statistical models
- In depth knowledge and competence in SQL
- Experience working with Hadoop (Cloudera, Apache, Hortonworks, etc.) and working with MapReduce development, using Pig and Hive
- Advanced skills/expertise in data mining, text mining or distributed computing
- Proficiency at transforming data, data classification and translations, as well as resolving data quality, data linkages and data cleansing issues
- Intermediate design and use of relational databases including experience working with dimensional modelling, star schemas and working with time-series data
- Excellent research and analytical skills
- Proven written and oral communications skills as well as liaising with stakeholders
- Excellent consulting and advisory skills and background in requirements solicitation and synthesis

Desired Skills:

- Experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, Hbase, CouchDB

C. Education:

MS, PhD or equivalent in Statistics, Applied Math, Machine Learning or a related field.