Role: Data Scientist with AWS. Client: EMC Insurance Location: Des Moines, Iowa Visa: Any Rate: $82/hour C2C MAX Contract: 18 months VENDOR: COLBY/QCI Need a strong experienced Data Scientist who has extensive experience with AWS. Basic Qualifications: A Bachelor or Masters Degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent experience 4+ years of industry experience in predictive modeling, data science and analysis Previous experience in a data scientist role and a track record of building Client or DL models Experience with AWS technologies like Redshift, S3, EC2, Data Pipeline, & EMR Ability to develop experimental and analytic plans for data modeling processes, use of strong baselines, ability to accurately determine cause and effect relations Combination of deep technical skills and business savvy enough to interface with all levels and disciplines within our customer's organization Demonstrable track record of dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering results in a dynamic environment Experience diving into data to Client hidden patterns. Able to write production level code, which is well-written and explainable. Experience using Python and/or R. Experience using Client libraries, such as scikit-learn, caret, mlr, mllib Experience in writing and tuning SQL Experience with SparkML. Experience working with GPUs to develop model. Experience handling terabyte size dataset Experience using data visualization tools Preferred Qualifications: PhD in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) Skills with programming languages, such as Java or C/C++