Senior Specialist - Advanced Analytics.Finance

at  MTN

JOB SPECIFICATIONS/ MINIMUM & PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

Education / Business Degree
Minimum of 3-year tertiary degree in IT, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative field
Fluent in English
Work Experience
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a data science and analytics environment, with experience in model development, interpretation, and deployment.
Experience using statistics, scripting languages and machine learning to solve complex business problems.
Experience with big data analysis tools and techniques.
Practical experience and theoretical understanding of algorithms for classification, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection
Management experience beneficial.
Experience working in a medium to large organisation
Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantages
Training
Data science and advanced analytics.
Data base modelling and data warehousing principles (SQL)
Big data tools (Spark, Hive, etc)
Strong Programming skills (R, SAS, Python, C++, Java, etc…)
Computer software development
Data Visualisation (Power BI, OBIEE, Tableau etc.)
Solution automation
Public GIT and Kaggle profiles a major plus
Industry / Certifications
Relevant certification / accreditation
Any other specifications
MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
Understanding of the MTN framework or Telecommunications industry
Worked across diverse cultures and geographies
Knowledge of modern Big Data platforms and Open Source Solutions