Operations Data Scientist

Description

**Operations Data Scientist** ----------------------------- * Fixed\-term contract * Full\-time * At least 5 years of experience (Senior level) * Bachelor degree * IT Specialist **Mission** ----------- The Operations Systems team establishes business\-specific data/software requirements and produces routine reporting, added\-value analysis, or new product introductions. Duties include a variety of data\-related activities: gathering business requirements, implementation, optimizing application performance, and debugging as needed. Key engagement partners are: § software providers (mostly RATP\-group internal) to ensure technical compliance and versions alignment § data engineering team to develop solid source\-of\-truth data repositories for partner departments § digital team to deploy new products to company portal/servers The Operations Data Scientist will lead efforts in extracting key insights/value from high\-volume systems such as timetables, rosters, schedules, ridership data, and train control and monitoring systems. This will require: * familiarity of fundamental statistics and libraries for handling date/time datatypes an acquired understanding of modern train/metro operation **Profile** ----------- **Key responsibilities:** * Perform standard and non\-standard data and numerical transformations programmatically * Maintain and update a growing library of department\-specific programs and visualizations * Design, develop, administer, and maintain business intelligence digitalized reporting solutions utilizing Qlik Sense, Microsoft Power BI * Develop dynamic visual dashboards to support operational needs * Develop business intelligence solutions and analytics products for all departments and units as needed * Optimize existing programs and deploy for business users * Maintain a growing library of department\-specific programs and visualizations * Liaise with software vendors, internal users, and clients to achieve desired features and performance * Apply different project management techniques and uphold high documentation and communication standards. **Typical activities:** * Partner with operational departments to define, develop solid data streams, and manipulate KPI data * Investigate edge cases with relevant departments and interpret required code changes * Optimize code for speed and performance, create and re\-use functions * Package existing programs for end\-user friendliness (interface, dynamic features, integrations…) * Maintain repos \& annotations for other developers and user guides business users * Attend business meetings and operations to collect/forecast requirements and develop pilot applications * Maintain all work in progress and action tracking on accessible locations for all relevant parties * Set up regular rhythms with each department * Develop and build new Qlik Sense applications * Maintain data lake and Qlik Sense data integrations and utilization * Occasionally restructure source data; influence the transition to clean data structures from the source * Manage access to relevant SharePoint locations and business applications for all stakeholders * Make the best use of the company’s existing software packages. Work closely with product owners and development teams on custom developments * Upskill colleagues and develop short briefs on use of new/useful features * Increase adoption of company tools and portals * Package or deploy applications as needed **QUALIFICATIONS** * Bachelor’s degree is preferred in Computer Science, Mathematics or related fields. * Additional certifications in related fields such as data science, visualization technologies, … **KNOWLEDGE** * Proficiency in at least one high\-level programming language * Understanding of relational database (SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, etc). This includes the ability to write SQL queries. * Understanding of dynamic data visualization and data analytics * Able to formulate solutions with data * Expert in Microsoft Office * Familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices * English fluency is a must, French language is a plus **EXPERIENCE** * 3 to 5 years of experience in data science/software development * Experience in software development or data analysis (Python, C\+\+) * Experience with data visualization tools (Qlik, Power BI, Excel) * Completed data science projects as a hands\-on implementer * Understanding of corporate environment **Desired behaviors:** * Extraordinary customer service and relationship management experience * Able to collect/forecast requirements and develop pilot applications/visualizations * Curious to extract insights and create value for partner departments * Ability to work independently and within a team * Ability to explain complex ideas to those with limited IT and systems knowledge * Excellent verbal and written communication skills ### **Location** **Location****Address**Cairo, Cairo, Egypt