Job ID :
7530
Company :
State of Arkansas
Location :
LITTLE ROCK, AR
Type :
Contract
Duration :
10+ months
Salary :
Open
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
15 Jul 2015
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The Functional Architect with work within Big data framework for processing large amount of data across a cluster of commodity hardware.

Local candidates preferred.
No multi-layered vendors.

The Functional Architect will be a technology leader that will bring our Data Science practices to the next level using a hands-on approach and a passion for deriving business insights through predictive modeling efforts.
The candidate will provide technical assistance, support, and advice to end users for hardware, software, and systems. A well-qualified candidate will possess expert level development skills in both Python, C#, Java and Big data technologies.


Duties and Responsibilities
• Perform hands-on data manipulation, transformation, hypothesis testing and predictive modeling
• Collaborate on insights with other Data Scientists, Business Analysts, and Partners
• Evaluate, refine, and continuously improve the efficiency and accuracy of existing Predictive Models
• Champion new innovative ideas around the Data Science and Advanced Analytics practices
• Creatively communicate and present models to business customers and executives, utilizing a variety of formats and visualization methodologies.
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Information Science, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Data mining, customer segmentation and predictive modeling experience
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner
• Experience turning analytical results into compelling stories which influences business direction
• Hands on experience with Open Source and Big Data Technologies, such as: 
o Java, C# ,Python
o NoSQL, JSON
o Hadoop
o YARN and Hive
o HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB, or other NoSQL Technologies
• Ability to multitask and to balance competing priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills



Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Machine Learning and Statistics (Linear and Non Linear Regression, Multivariate Adaptive Regression)
Required
3
Years
Big Data enabled Advanced Analytics Platform
Required
3
Years
Social Media Data and Sensor Data
Required
3
Years
Tableau or JQuery
Required
3
Years
Java, C#, Python and Big Data Technologies – Hadoop
Required
4
Years