Data Scientist

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Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Mid level
Agency • Information Technology • Professional Services
The Role
The Data Scientist will design and maintain data solutions, build pipelines, deliver insights, and mentor junior team members while collaborating with stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are seeking a highly motivated Data Scientist with strong expertise in AWS cloud technologies, data engineering, analytics, and visualization. In this role, you will collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to design scalable data solutions, build robust data pipelines, develop impactful dashboards, and deliver actionable insights that drive business value.

 

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  • Work with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into actionable technical tasks.
  • Define project scope and align business and technical teams.
  • Design data pipelines, propose data and dashboard solutions, and support development cycles. Be able to
  • facilitate collaboration between business and the Fit4Cloud team Develop and maintain high-quality,
  • efficient software/Custom solutions.
  • Build, deploy, and scale cloud applications using AWS with a focus on performance and security.
  • Document system designs and key technical details.
  • Resolve operational issues and support new use case onboarding.
  • Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and project goals.
  • Mentor and train junior team members.
  • Take ownership and deliver impactful, meaningful solutions.

Requirements
  • Relevant IT / Business / Engineering Degree
  • Candidates with one or more of these certifications are preferred:
  • A WS Certified Data Engineer, AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Certified Data Analytics, AWS
  • Certified, Architect Associate, AWS Certified Architect Professional, Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate
  • Develop, maintain, and optimize data pipelines and workflows using AWS services, including Python coding
  • and data ingestion (ETL, Spark) from various data sources including APIs, Databases, Files, Streams etc.
  • Utilize Amazon Quick sight for data visualization, reporting, and interpretation to support business
  • decision making.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform, for managing AWS infrastructure
  • Develop compelling and insightful dashboards that tell a clear story from complex data to support business
  • decisions and drive actionable insights.
  • Support exploratory data analysis and provide insights to drive business objectives.
  • Strong experience with AWS services including but not limited to S3, Glue, Athena, RDS, Lambda,
  • DynamoDB, EC2, VPC, Step Functions, and other related services.
  • Familiarity with Git and GitHub Actions for version control and CI/CD.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with business stakeholders to understand and analyze business requirements,
  • including the underlying business context and translate business requirements into well-defined technical
  • specifications.
  • Excellent communication skills to convey technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • and the ability to engage effectively in a multicultural business environment.
  • Experience in defining acceptance criteria and managing scope for technical deliverables.
  • Adaptability to perform additional tasks under the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

Advantageous skills:

  • A genuine interest in data storytelling and visualization, with enthusiasm for creating impactful dashboards
  • that communicate insights effectively to diverse audiences.
  • Problem solving capabilities
  • Driven and willing to learn new technologies to be able to solve different problems
  • Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project
  • Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work interdependently and to submit deliverables on time and with excellent quality
  • Ability to work within a multi-national organizational structure and to work with colleagues from all over the
  • world
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to communicate effectively (both verbally
  • and in writing) with both technical and non-technical colleagues / users
  • Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with an aptitude to move
  • concepts through to proposal and successful implementation
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Above-board work ethics
  • Willing and able to travel internationally
  • Strong interest in Artificial Intelligence and specifically LLM-based applications



Skills Required

  • Relevant IT / Business / Engineering Degree
  • AWS Certified Data Engineer, Developer Associate, Data Analytics, Architect Associate, Architect Professional, Terraform Associate
  • Experience with AWS services and Python for data pipelines
  • Utilize Amazon QuickSight for data visualization
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze business requirements
  • Strong communication skills
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