Lead / Senior Data Scientist - R&D Service Management
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Company Description
IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.
At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.
We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.
By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.
We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.
If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.
Job Description
This role is all about hands-on technical prowess. You'll be in the driver's seat, working with
autonomy, accountability, and technical brilliance. Your mission includes:
· Spotting high-value AI/ML prospects within our product offerings.
· Serving as our AI/ML whisperer, guiding us towards the latest and greatest tech trends. You'll be the guru behind our estimates and implementation strategies, shaping our roadmap.
· Crafting and integrating data science projects from the ground up. From framing problems and experimenting with proofs of concept to the grand finale of implementation, you'll ensure scalability and top-tier performance.
· Locking arms with Data Engineers, ML Engineers, Software Engineers, Solution Architects, and Product/Program Managers. Collectively, you will define, create, deploy, monitor, and document ML models that are both tailored and industry leading
· Becoming an AI/ML evangelist. Get ready to shine on the conference stage, host webinars, and pen compelling white papers and blogs. Share your discoveries with clients and internal stakeholders, offering actionable insights that drive change.
Qualifications
· A solid 5+ years of data science expertise, backed by proven ability with successful projects.
· Mastery in bringing AI/ML solutions to life from start to finish, including scoping, design, development, testing, deployment, and vigilant monitoring.
· Expertise creating and delivering Cloud ML solutions at scale using Docker and Kubernetes.
· A deep understanding of advanced statistical modeling and analysis
. Expertise in Python and the tools and libraries that make ML magic happen.
· Familiarity with ML experiment tracking and collaboration tools, such as Mlflow and Weights & Biases.
· A solid background in software engineering and DevOps practices, MLOps deployment, and infrastructure.
· A knack for generative AI frameworks and SDKs, like RAG, Langchain, Semantic Kernel, and tools such as MS tooling, Co-Pilot Studio, ML Studio, Prompt flow, Kedro, etc.
· Proficiency with pipeline orchestration tools, such as Airflow, Kubeflow, and Argo.
· Outstanding communication skills, combining subject matter expertise with a flair for statistics.
· A results-driven attitude, a passion for innovation, and a self-starting, proactive nature. You're organized, capable of juggling multiple tasks, and your creativity knows no bounds. You're a strategic thinker, always on the hunt for the next big thing.
Additional Information
Interviews and selections are being made continuously. If you are interested, apply as soon as possible.
As a step in our recruitment process, all final candidates will undergo a background check, to get us an understanding of our future employees.
We respectfully decline all offers of recruitment and/or advertising assistance.
IFS Fact
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 6,000+ employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10,000 customers around the world challenge the status quo and realize their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index 💰
Tags: Airflow DevOps Docker Engineering Generative AI Kubeflow Kubernetes LangChain Machine Learning MLFlow ML models MLOps Python R R&D Statistical modeling Statistics Testing Weights & Biases
Perks/benefits: Flex hours Startup environment
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