Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Whitehall Resources are looking for a Data Scientist.

Requirements:

-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.

Responsibilities:

- 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
- Use Business Intelligence tools including visualization, Excel and other BI Tools to create analytical models;
- Integrate data sets and work with multiple systems to extract and use data for deeper analysis
-Have the ability to use the Hadoop environment with Hive querying skills
-Be able to build data models using programming languages and scripts(eg- R)
- Have an understanding of and use skills for Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, and Hypothesis Testing.

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