Junior Data Scientist at Rackspace

As a member of the Data Science team, you will focus on working on cutting edge customer projects in diverse area from product recommendations, fraud detection, supply chain optimization and demand forecasting.  

Full of energy, fresh ideas, and ambition, you are the sort of person who loves learning new things, is open to being challenged and has the confidence to challenge us too. We are looking for fresh graduates (with < 1 yr of post-graduation experience) with the enthusiasm, creativity and business acumen to drive real innovation, and become our future leaders. 

In this role, you should be highly analytical with a knack for analysis, math and statistics. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential for interpreting data. We also want to see a passion for machine-learning and research. 

Your goal will be to help our customers analyze trends to make better decisions. 


Responsibilities 

To develop analytical models for insight generation that improves business decision making. 
Responsible for experimenting with and implementing machine learning techniques on internal/external customer projects. 
Responsible for learning new data science techniques/programming languages and exploring their viability on current projects. 
Will contribute to data science team discussions, providing insight on current approaches and methods, 
Follows established MLOps practices in software development. 
Data science model selection and implementation. 
Working independently while collaborating well within the team. 
Have worked autonomously and delivered results on schedule. 



Requirements

Degree in Management Information Systems (MIS), Data Science/Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics and/or equivalent formal training 
Proficient with machine learning and statistics 
Knowledge in classification (random forest, logistic regression), regression (linear, XGBoost) and clustering (k-means) 
Software development experience 
Proficient in Python/R/SAS, SQL, Data Visualization (e.g. Tableau or Power BI), deep learning frameworks, Spark 
Excellent communication skills 
Proficient with cloud computing in environments such are AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure 
Participated in numerous data science projects. 
Utilized several data science methodologies. 
Attention to detail 
Multi-tasking 
Strong analytical skills 




About Rackspace Technology
We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.
 
 
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Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.