Data Analyst

Data Analyst

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Data Analyst Job for an opportunity in San Francisco, CA 94105!

Position Title: Data Analyst

Location:San Francisco, CA 94105

Anticipated Start Date:Jul 1st. Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 24+ months Contract to Hire (with possibility of extension or conversion)

Job Type: Contract, 40 HRS WEEKLY, Onsite

Pay Range: $49/hr. - $50/hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Key Responsibilities:

• Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service
• Avanade's AI Engineer role is responsible for developing scalable AI solutions aligned to a business strategy and benefits case.
• The role will be to work as part of a team to impact real world problems by delivering technical AI work.
• To be successful in this role you will need to be passionate about Data & AI, a continuous learner, and a strong team player.
• Come join us: As an AI Engineer, you will be based in Avanade's AI Studio and will help clients understand and extract insight and value from their data using Machine Learning and AI techniques.
• Working as part of a team, you will be involved in all phases of analytics projects including question formulation, design, research and development, implementation, and testing.
• This role will explore and understand data and build advanced solutions that could be predictive, prescriptive, or optimized.
• What you'll do: Customer onboarding, nominations, and vetting processes Proof of Concept design, lab scheduling, and monitoring of overall governance of AI Studio.
• Provide Studio tours, manage demo showcase, and process improvements.
• Conduct customer satisfaction surveys and share key learnings, run customer engagement reports, and project retrospective reports as well as provide.
• Studio summary for customer & logging product bugs with engineering team.
• Produce innovative solutions for Avanade's clients driven by exploratory data analysis from complex and high-dimensional datasets, both structured and unstructured, applying advanced statistical, machine-learning and AI techniques.
• Use a flexible, analytical approach to design, develop, and evaluate predictive models and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data.
• Communicate insights and deliver plans that steer business strategy and decision-making for one or more business segments.
• Skills and experiences: Demonstrable professional experience with applying Machine Learning, analysis, and modeling of large scale and complex data sets in Industry scenarios.
• Highly skilled in statistical analysis, quantitative analytics, forecasting/predictive analytics, simulation, and optimization algorithms.
• Proficient in one or more statistical modeling tools and Cognitive analytics like text analytics, image recognition, video analytics etc.
• Proficient in model identification by use case/industry and knowledge of applying models to enterprise use cases.
• Highly proficient with two or more languages, such as Python, PySpark, R, SQL, etc. and tools like Databricks, Azure ML and Azure Cognitive Services Software engineering experience using DevOps principals (Knowledge of DevOps workflows, Git, containers, CICD, etc.).
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Able to explain complex analytical methodologies and concepts in non-technical language to audiences at multiple skill levels.
• Bonus Skills: Preference for prior experience working with Azure or cloud-based technologies such as AWS or GCP but not required.
• About you: You likely possess a degree in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Analytics, Economics/Econometrics, Engineering, or another relevant field in the industry.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will also suffice.
• You likely have about 1-2 years of demonstrable experience across the advanced analytics space, preferably in a consulting environment or a combination of experience and relevant education.

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 223065 when responding to this ad.

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