Data Scientist- Houston, TX
Houston, TX, United States
Job Title: Data Scientist
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: Contract
Rate: DOE
Duties & Responsibilities
Design and train models for use in production environments
Mine structured and unstructured data for patterns
Utilize data from databases, historians, and/or data lakes
Rigorously build, analyze and compare machine learning or statistical models; there is a strong emphasis on programming using the most popular machine learning languages such as Python
Work with application developers to develop data-analytics products that are deployed to end-users as part of packaged solutions
Visualize and report findings of deployed data analytics solutions to provide insights to the organization and our customers
Deploy machine learning models and integrate model predictions in business
Setup infrastructure for machine learning, model deployment
Deploy CI/CD framework to frequently deliver code/features to production
Knowledge, Skills, & Ability
Required: Expertise in predictive modeling, machine learning and statistics
Software development skills in one or more high level languages (Python/Java/R/Scala).
Experience using one or more of the following common Client software packages: scikit-learn, TensorFlow, NumPy, pandas, jupyter
Well-versed in machine learning algorithms and their suitability for solving various problems, such as Regression, Bayesian, Support Vector Machines, Decision Trees, Random Forest, Clustering, Neural Networks
Experience working in Linux is an advantage
Experience with building and deploying data pipelines
Good communication skills
bility to work as a team member in a fast-paced environment
Preferred: Knowledge of DataOps
Experience in using SQL/No SQL database
Experience with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Cassandr
Knowledge of data versioning tools such as git, DVC
Knowledge of Client environments such as MLflow, databricks
Knowledge of Client deployment tools such as Kubeflow, Kubernetes
Experience with Agile software development processes
Experience with Cloud service offerings from AWS, Azure or GCP
Experience & Education
Required: B.S. or higher in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science with significant experience in data analytics; overall relative experience should be around 6-8 years range
Preferred: MS degree with 5+ years' relative experience is preferred