TRAFFIC Gauteng

Senior Data Scientist: Application Scoring & Credit Risk

FirstRand Namibia Limited

Job Description

A leading financial institution in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Application Scoring Specialist (Senior Data Scientist) to design and optimize scoring models. The role requires over 5 years of experience in credit risk modeling and scorecard development. Candidates should be proficient in SAS and have excellent communication skills to engage senior stakeholders. This position offers the chance to work on impactful projects that influence SME lending and credit decisioning within a dynamic data science team.

About This Role

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Salary Benchmark
$169,510/year
Source: O*NET (USD)
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.
Key Skills for This Role
Critical Thinking Active Listening Reading Comprehension Judgment and Decision Making Monitoring
Common Technologies
Apache Tomcat 10 Node.js Ruby on Rails 7 AWS Cloud Blackboard Learn Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Microsoft Dynamics 365 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.2

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