Data Scientist (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment - Gauteng, Pretoria
Core
Translating business problems into data-driven and AI-enabled solutions by building data pipelines, developing machine learning models, and producing dashboards.
Role type
Senior IC data scientist (ML & data engineering)
Builds
Data pipelines, ML/AI models, dashboards, and reports
Domain
Technology services / Data & AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow), SQL, data analysis and feature engineering, applied statistics, data engineering (ETL, batch/streaming), distributed systems (Kafka, Spark), model evaluation and validation, data visualization (PowerBI, QuickSight), AWS
Preferred skills
MLOps practices, data governance principles, generative AI and LLM-based solutions, AI agent or advanced prompting, Azure
Technologies
Python, SQL, PowerBI, AWS, QuickSight, Kafka, Spark, PyTorch, TensorFlow, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn
Responsibilities
Translate business problems into data-driven and AI-enabled solutions, perform exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns, design and maintain data pipelines, develop and iterate on machine learning models, produce clear dashboards and visualizations, collaborate with data engineering and AI platform teams, contribute to data quality and governance best practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC