Role: Data Scientist with AWS.
Client: EMC Insurance
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Visa: Any
Rate: $82/hour C2C MAX
Contract: 18 months
VENDOR: COLBY/QCI
Need a strong experienced Data Scientist who has extensive experience with AWS.
Basic Qualifications:
A Bachelor or Masters Degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent experience
4+ years of industry experience in predictive modeling, data science and analysis
Previous experience in a data scientist role and a track record of building Client or DL models
Experience with AWS technologies like Redshift, S3, EC2, Data Pipeline, & EMR
Ability to develop experimental and analytic plans for data modeling processes, use of strong baselines, ability to accurately determine cause and effect relations
Combination of deep technical skills and business savvy enough to interface with all levels and disciplines within our customer's organization
Demonstrable track record of dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering results in a dynamic environment
Experience diving into data to Client hidden patterns.
Able to write production level code, which is well-written and explainable.
Experience using Python and/or R.
Experience using Client libraries, such as scikit-learn, caret, mlr, mllib
Experience in writing and tuning SQL
Experience with SparkML.
Experience working with GPUs to develop model.
Experience handling terabyte size dataset
Experience using data visualization tools
Preferred Qualifications:
PhD in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.)
Skills with programming languages, such as Java or C/C++