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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Senior Data Scientist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Senior EE position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 14 Sep 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2645013 - Ref 878000023986097
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About the position

Are you a Senior Data Scientist who enjoys turning complex data into intelligent, high-impact business decisions?


Join a high-performing analytics environment where you’ll design, develop and optimise Machine Learning, AI and decisioning solutions that directly influence customer experience, risk management and digital outcomes.


What You’ll Be Doing

  • Design, build, train and optimise production-ready ML models using Databricks, MLflow, Python and SQL.
  • Develop customer propensity, Next Best Action/Product, retention, engagement and customer value models.
  • Build risk, fraud, collections and operational models that improve decision-making.
  • Lead advanced feature engineering and develop reusable enterprise features using Databricks Feature Engineering, Delta Tables and Feature Store.
  • Perform statistical analysis, experimentation, hypothesis testing, model validation and optimisation.
  • Monitor model performance, drift, stability and business impact, continuously improving models.
  • Explore and deliver Generative AI / LLM use cases where they can create meaningful business value.
  • Partner with Product, Digital, Risk and business stakeholders to translate business challenges into scalable analytical solutions.
  • Work closely with ML Engineers to productionise models and analytical assets.
  • Mentor junior Data Scientists and contribute to modelling standards and best practices.



RequirementsKey Technologies & Expertise
Must Have:


  • Strong Databricks experience – Notebooks, Workflows & MLflow
  • Databricks Feature Engineering / Feature Store
  • Advanced Python & SQL
  • Machine Learning & Statistical Modelling
  • Feature Engineering & Feature Selection
  • Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics
  • Model Validation, Tuning & Monitoring
  • Experience with large-scale customer, behavioural, transactional or digital data
Advantageous:


  • Customer Decisioning & Optimisation
  • Risk / Fraud / Collections Modelling
  • Generative AI, LLMs & Prompt Engineering
  • Experience taking Data Science solutions from concept through to production
Qualifications
Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Econometrics or another quantitative discipline.


Certifications Advantageous
  • Databricks Machine Learning / Data Engineer
  • Microsoft Azure AI
  • SAS Data Scientist
  • AWS / Google Cloud AI & ML
  • Recognised AI / ML / Data Science certifications
If you're passionate about Machine Learning, AI and building data-driven solutions at scale, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.

Desired Skills:

  • Databricks
  • MLflow
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Machine Learning
  • Statistical Modelling

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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