Azure - Data Scientist (Remote)

Location: Remote India
Employment Type: Full-time Independent Contractor
Duration: Open-ended contract
Shift: Starts between 12pm to 2pm IST (8 hours shift)
Equipment: Company Provided

Requirements:

• Proven experience in data pipeline design and development using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, or Databricks
• Strong background in mathematics, probability, and statistical modeling
• Proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy, PySpark, scikit-learn) for data wrangling and analytics
• Hands-on experience with Azure Data Lake, Blob Storage, and Azure Machine Learning
• Familiarity with ML model deployment workflows and performance monitoring
• Experience with data versioning, experiment tracking, and reproducibility frameworks (e.g., MLflow, DVC).

Responsibilities:

• Build, enhance, and maintain data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and Databricks
• Ingest, explore, and preprocess structured and unstructured data from diverse sources
• Ensure data quality, transformation, and governance across ingestion and storage layers
• Optimize data storage and retrieval within Azure Data Lake Storage and Blob Storage
• Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) and statistical profiling using Azure Machine Learning Notebooks or Azure Databricks
• Assess data quality, detect anomalies, and recommend data cleansing and enrichment strategies
• Collaborate closely with Machine Learning Engineers and Solution Architects to prepare, deploy, and monitor models in production environments
• Design and implement automated retraining and monitoring pipelines to detect model drift and ensure sustained accuracy
• Ensure reproducibility of experiments and maintain version control for models, datasets, and scripts
• Develop and maintain data documentation and metadata catalogs to ensure transparency and reusability
• Support data-driven decision-making by building analytical datasets, KPIs, and performance dashboards

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹500.00 - ₹1,600.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Work from home