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Job description
What You'll Do
This confidential client is hiring a Data Scientist I to join a risk and data engineering-focused analytics team in Atlanta, GA. You will work with large-scale transactional data to support risk measurement, product insight, and operational reporting. The role emphasizes data quality, feature engineering, and delivering reliable analytic products into production.
Analyze large transaction datasets to identify patterns, anomalies, and revenue or risk-related signals
Support development, testing, and validation of value-added attributes and analytics pipelines
Use SQL (and SAS where applicable) to extract, clean, and transform data from Teradata-style table structures
Apply established statistical and non-statistical techniques to evaluate alternative approaches (e.g., transaction categorization, feature creation)
Produce clear technical documentation, test plans, and post-production validation reporting
Present findings and recommendations to diverse stakeholders in both written and verbal formats
Follow agile practices for project execution and model/product lifecycle management
Contribute to a learning-focused environment by researching advances in data science and sharing insights
Responsibilities
Contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of the THOR information product and related transaction data assets
Build working knowledge of database structures, data sources, production processes, and data distributions across billions of transactions
Investigate data anomalies and communicate risks, root causes, and remediation options
Support ad-hoc analytical requests, user training materials, and informational presentations for the analytics community
Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to complete deliverables and resolve data or development issues
Apply quality-control practices throughout analysis, development, testing, and post-production validation
Required Skills
Data analysis, cleansing, and validation best practices
Strong written and verbal communication; ability to present technical topics to non-technical stakeholders
Attention to detail and intellectual curiosity about data patterns and anomalies
Familiarity with agile practices and technical documentation
Ability to work with ambiguous or incomplete information and synthesize diverse data sources
Awareness of the U.S. marketplace and financial transaction trends (useful for transactional data interpretation)
Required Technical Skills
2-5 years of experience in data science, feature engineering, or data engineering
Strong SQL skills (experience with Teradata-style table structures)
Experience with SAS is preferred
Familiarity with statistical and non-statistical analytical techniques and research/design of experiments
Bachelor’s degree in Math, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Finance, Computer Science or related experience preferred
Experience integrating analytical solutions into production processes and validating post-deployment performance
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Prior work with large-scale financial transaction datasets or enterprise information products
Experience with data visualization and delivering executive or operational dashboards
Familiarity with model governance, model monitoring, or risk analytics workflows
Location & Employment
This position is based in Atlanta, GA. Careertakes is assisting as a third-party recruiter; if selected you will be employed directly by our Banking client.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind.
To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.
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Worksite address
atlanta, GA, 30383, US
Who can apply
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