Data Scientist - Ottawa, Canada - CGI

Description

Position Description:

Security clearance: Reliability Clearance a MUST
Location: Ottawa, ON

CGI is more than just an IT consulting company; we are a global organization offering a world of opportunities. Become part of an outstanding culture that gives you the freedom to innovate, influence decisions, achieve your full potential, and chart your own career. Our benefits include a share purchase program, profit sharing, wellness credits, training and development programs.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Solve some of the most challenging and impactful problems for financial services, insurance and the government by using artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing and big data

• Drive innovation into Analytics solutions and focus on humanizing enterprise software to achieve better customer experience and to enable data-driven business decisions

• Work on high priority initiatives using advanced analytics, predictive modeling and a variety of data sources to produce actionable business insights

• Ideate, conceptualize, design, develop and maintain AI/ML algorithms that provide data insights that drive operational efficiencies and cost savings

• Build production grade models on large-scale datasets. Utilize advanced statistical modeling, machine learning, and data mining techniques

• Provide guidance to a customer and project team with respect to technical feasibility, complexity, and level of effort required to deliver a solution

• Work closely with other team members to further develop metrics, KPIs, and insights that measure business performance improvements

• Assist in the development and delivery of pre and post sales POCs, presentations and proposals for client engagements

• Travel periodically in support of sales and delivery as needed

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Experience working on predictive analytics and data mining projects

• Experience experience using complex machine learning methods and algorithms

• Experience working with one or more data mining tools such as R, Python, Scala or SAS

• Hands-on experience working with Big Data technologies such as Spark, Cassandra, and/or Hadoop

• Self-directed and demonstrable problem-solving skills

• Knowledge of modern software development techniques and methodologies

• Knowledge and practice of secure software development processes

• Ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, business, statistics, economics, computer science or information systems (or equivalent combination of skill and experience
• Analytical curiosity, strong data-oriented skills and a statistical programming background

• Possess a successful track record of designing and developing AI/ML algorithms for private or public sector solutions

• Up-to-date with the latest technology trends, have a strong desire to constantly learn and be ready to put on the hacker's hat at any time to convert an idea into a demonstration

• Highly detailed-oriented with exceptional organizational and follow-through skills

• Self-started and able to execute without a lot of direction or oversight

• Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to make advanced analytics concepts accessible and understandable to non-technical business users

• Value collaboration and urgency; and have a passion for driving impact

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