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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Senior Data Scientist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R1.00 - R2.00 per hour
  • Contract Senior position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 07 Sep 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2644740 - Ref 878000023726160
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About the position

Job Purpose
To design, develop and optimise machine learning, AI and decisioning solutions that drive customer, risk and operational outcomes across Personal and Private Banking (PPB) and Digital channels.

Purpose
Apply advanced analytics, machine learning and AI techniques to solve business problems, improve customer experiences and support intelligent decisioning. The role focuses on feature engineering, model development, experimentation and decision science while leveraging the Databricks platform to deliver scalable and reusable analytical assets.


RequirementsWhat You’ll Do

  • Build and optimise ML models using Databricks, MLflow, Python & SQL
  • Develop customer, propensity, retention, risk, fraud and decisioning models
  • Build reusable features using Databricks Feature Store
  • Apply Generative AI & LLMs to innovative business use cases
  • Turn complex data into actionable insights and measurable business value
  • Partner with business, product, risk and technology teams
  • Mentor and inspire junior Data Scientists
What You Bring
  • Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Actuarial Science, Econometrics or a related field
  • Strong hands-on Databricks + Python + SQL + Machine Learning experience
  • Experience taking data science solutions from concept to production
  • Strong statistical modelling, feature engineering and model validation skills
  • Commercial mindset with excellent stakeholder and communication skills
  • Master’s/PhD and relevant Databricks, Azure, AWS, GCP or SAS certifications are a plus.

Your Tech Toolkit
You'll ideally bring strong hands-on experience with:

  • Databricks — Notebooks, Workflows, MLflow and distributed compute
  • Databricks Feature Engineering & Feature Store
  • Python & SQL
  • Machine Learning & Statistical Modelling
  • Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics
  • Decision Science & Optimisation
  • Feature Engineering & Feature Selection
  • Experimentation & Model Validation
  • Generative AI, LLMs & Prompt Engineering
  • Data Visualisation & Storytelling

Desired Skills:

  • Databricks
  • Python
  • ML
  • AI
  • LLMS
  • Workflows
  • MLflow

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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