Data Analytics/Data Scientist

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science,
• 2+ years of hands-on quantitative modelling skills and R, SQL, Python, Pandas, Dash, Plotly, Flask

Desired Skills:
• Strong Problem Solving skills to create new analytics experiences leveraging both open and closed source software solutions
• Ability to understand how to ingest large data sets from a variety of sources (Pandas, SQL, Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, Alteryx, QlikView etc)
• Expertise to manipulate data to form unified data sets for analysis
• Strong visualization skills (understanding of appropriate visualization techniques based on the data set)
• Analytic capabilities with understanding of: correlation, optimization, clustering, and time series analysis)
• Communicate findings to make data analysis actionable and understandable by business partners
• Ability to take complex problems and break them down to create an implement an action plan
• Exceptional software engineering knowledge
• Practiced in extreme Programming (XP) disciplines including paired programming
• Test-first/Test Driven Development (TDD) experience
• OO Design Principles, Micro services architecture, Cloud native concepts
• Experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Azure Cloud and IaaS concepts
• Highly effective in working with other technical experts, Product Managers, UI/UX Designers and business stakeholders
• Capable in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery tools and pipelines such as Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, GitHub, etc.
• Work experience in cloud based, full stack web development including:
• Front end development (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Angular JS, React JS)
• Strong understanding of analysis and computational complexity and ability to programmatically solve problems

Preferred Qualifications:
• Masters in Computer Science.
• Self-starter, high level of initiative, detail-oriented and ability to multi-task.
• Strong collaboration and communications skills..
• Strong problem formulation and problem solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership behaviours.
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in ONE FORD (leadership) behaviours combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.