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Senior Data Scientist

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) · Stockton, US

Job description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skill

Hands-on experience on: 1. Programming Languages

  • Strong Python familiarity (hands on) for data prep, modeling, and building ML components.
  • SQL - Skills: joins, window functions, CTEs, query optimization

2. Machine Learning

  • Linear/Logistic Regression
  • Decision Trees, Random Forest, XGBoost, LightGBM
  • SVM, KNN
  • Model evaluation - Precision/Recall, F1, ROC-AUC, MSE, RMSE
  • Model tuning - Grid search, randomized search, cross validation

3. Deep Learning

  • Frameworks: TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch
  • CNNs, RNNs, LSTMs, Transformers
  • Use cases: NLP, computer vision, time-series forecasting

4. Data Wrangling & Preprocessing

  • Missing data handling
  • Feature engineering
  • Data cleaning
  • Outlier detection
  • Normalization/standardization

5. Data Visualization & BI Tools

  • Python: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly
  • Tools: Tableau, Power BI
  • Dashboards, reporting, storytelling with data

6. Big Data & Cloud Tools (Needed for production-scale roles)

  • Big Data Frameworks: Spark, Hadoop
  • Cloud Platforms (any one strongly):

o AWS (S3, EC2, SageMaker) o Azure (Data Factory, Databricks, ML Studio) o GCP (BigQuery, Vertex AI) 7. Deployment Skills (advanced roles)

  • Model deployment: Flask, FastAPI
  • Docker, Kubernetes (optional)
  • CI/CD basics

8. Databases & Data Engineering Basics

  • Relational: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server
  • NoSQL: MongoDB, Cassandra
  • Data pipelines: Airflow, Prefect (optional)

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Define the ML use case, success metrics, and evaluation criteria; Liaise with business directly and translate business needs into an ML approach.
  • Perform data exploration, data quality checks, feature engineering, and dataset preparation for training and testing.
  • Build, train, validate, and iterate ML models; compare experiments and select the best candidate model.
  • Package the solution f or production (e.g., containerized scoring/service endpoint) and support deployment with engineering/MLOps practices
  • Set up basic monitoring (model accuracy/health) and support continuous improvement post release. Required Skills & Experience
  • Solid foundation in ML concepts (supervised/unsupervised, evaluation, validation) and practical experimentation.
  • Experience taking models to production in a cloud agnostic way (portable design; API/service mindset).
  • Working knowledge of version control and basic CI/CD-style collaboration with engineering teams.

Salary Range: $125,000-$145,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary: Discretionary Annual Incentive. Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans. Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves. Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection. Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & amp; Training Reimbursement. Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays. Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

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Location Pleasanton, CA Job Function TECHNOLOGY Role Data Scientist Job Id 410298 Desired Skills Python Salary Range $125,000-$145,000 a year Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications : BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

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