# Senior Data Scientist

A global analytics organisation is expanding its Africa Data Science division and is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to design and deliver high-impact analytical solutions. The role is based in JHB and offers a hybrid work model. Youll work with a talented team of scientists, statisticians, and engineers who use data to drive smarter business and consumer decisions. Your focus will include developing credit, fraud, and customer insights models that power strategic decisions across financial services, telecommunications, and insurance sectors. Lead the development and deployment of advanced analytics models using predictive, descriptive, and prescriptive techniques. Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to design analytical frameworks and solutions that solve complex business problems. Present findings and recommendations through data storytelling, visualisation, and executive-level presentations. Provide technical mentorship and guidance to data scientists and analysts within the team. Manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery. Stay abreast of emerging technologies in data science, AI, and cloud computing to enhance analytical cap

- **Id**: 3634242
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/big-talent-senior-data-scientist-3>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T20:47:35Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T10:20:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2222
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4496358
- **Name**: BigTalent
- **Domain**: bigtalent.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/big-talent>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Manatal

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 7

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **South Africa** — Iso: ZA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T20:47:35Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 54
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.542
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 7
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:1, agency, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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