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Hello There,

My name is Himanshu Sharma , and I serve as the Recruitment Lead at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Data Scientist with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume at Himanshu01@kanakits.com .

Job Description

Position : Data Scientist

Location : Des Moines, IA or Las Vegas, NV Onsite

Duration : Contract to hire

Role Overview:

Seeking a Data Scientist to join a small, collaborative team focused on asset management analytics for utility operations (gas, electric generation, distribution, renewables, pipelines, thermal). The team uses Azure-based technologies and supports multiple projects with end-to-end ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

• This role is instrumental in driving data-driven decision-making across the organization, with a strong focus on leveraging Microsoft Azure as the core data and analytics platform. The ideal candidate will have a passion for solving complex business problems using data science techniques and cloud-native tools.
• Supporting analytics projects in asset management, including performance analytics, fault analytics, investment optimization, and predictive modeling.
• Collaborate closely with business SMEs, data engineers, and other team members to understand operational challenges and translate them into data-driven solutions.
• Own project delivery from data exploration to model deployment, ensuring solutions are practical and aligned with business needs.
• Remain flexible to contribute across data engineering, data science, and AI engineering tasks as needed.
• Participate in daily team check-ins, process improvement discussions, and ongoing learning about utility asset operations.

Technical Skills:

• 2-5 Years of Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including
  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure DevOps
• Proficiency in Python similar programming languages.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large-scale data sets.
• Experience with version control (e.g., Git) and Agile development practices
• Experience with RAG-based applications, Azure Foundry, Azure Search, and Document Intelligence is a plus.
• Familiarity with asset management or utility industry data is preferred but not required.

Soft Skills:

• Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work closely with team members and business stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn new domains and adapt to evolving project needs.

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