Data Specialist

Russell Tobin & Associates is hiring on behalf of one of its esteemed clients.

Job Title: Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist - Senior

Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

Client: Public Sector

Pay Rate: $70/hr - $85/hr (CAD)

Must have Skills:

• Proficiency in coding and data manipulation, alongside SQL for querying and managing large relational databases.
• Ability to source, clean, transform, and structure messy or unstructured datasets from multiple channels.
• +5 years experience with cloud environments (Azure, AWS)
• +5 years experience with big data frameworks
• Experience training, testing, and deploying predictive algorithms, classification models, and deep learning frameworks (such as TensorFlow or PyTorch).
• Experience with custom .Web API development, ASP.NET. .Net Core, Entity Framework, Azure SQL, DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines etc.
• Proficiency in all cloud service models: SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS
• Experience with Agile methodologies including using kanban/task boards

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and delivery of functional and ministry-specific analytics to support evidence-based decision-making and produce actionable insights
• Work closely with client’s groups to assess current data analytics and reporting capabilities, gather future-state requirements and identify further opportunities for improvement
• Facilitate decision-making and manage client expectations
• Own the execution of analytics initiatives including end-to-end reporting and data set delivery
• Develop robust statistical models and machine learning algorithms to model business scenarios and extract valid inferences
• Participate in documentation, development, testing, and end user training
• Work with functional area experts, Data Architects and ETL Developers and stakeholders to understand complex business issues and develop appropriate Business Intelligence solutions
• Design methods to capture, structure, transform, and process data to be used to generate models
• Build data models that provide information which is accurate, easy to understand and unbiased
• Communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear and precise manner, providing useful visuals and summaries
• Provide interpretation, advice, and expertise to client groups and other stakeholders, including direction on how to transform analytics into actionable information and proactive insights that support decision making