Makonis · 20 hours ago
Senior Data Scientist - C 2 C Contract (Energy/Utility Domain)
Makonis is seeking a Senior Data Scientist with extensive experience in the Energy/Utility domain. The role involves data cleaning, transformation, and analysis, focusing on renewable generation and load forecasting, while leveraging modern data technologies and machine learning techniques.
Responsibilities
Data scientists with proven time-series forecasting portfolios
Candidates from energy, utility, or renewable sectors
Profiles showing ARIMA/SARIMAX/Prophet/LSTM experience
Evidence of weather-dependent forecasting projects
Production deployment of operational forecasting systems
Qualification
Required
9+ years of experience as a Data Scientist / Data Analyst
Strong proficiency in Python for data manipulation and analysis Pandas, NumPy, SciPy
Solid understanding of data cleaning, transformation, and feature engineering
Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Big Query, Snowflake, etc.)
Familiarity with data visualization tools Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, or Power BI/Tableau
Understanding of statistics and data analysis fundamentals
Experience working with APIs and external data sources
Strong problem solving and communication skills
Candidate must have Energy/Utility Domain experience and should have Understanding of renewable generation, load forecasting, energy markets
Data scientists with proven time-series forecasting portfolios
Candidates from energy, utility, or renewable sectors
Profiles showing ARIMA/SARIMAX/Prophet/LSTM experience
Evidence of weather-dependent forecasting projects
Production deployment of operational forecasting systems
Preferred
Modern / Latest Tech Stack (Preferred)
Python (3.x)
Pandas, NumPy, Scikit learn
Jupyter, VS Code
Git / GitHub
Cloud platforms: AWS / Azure / GCP
Data tools: Airflow, dbt, Spark (basic exposure)
Containerization: Docker (nice to have)
Hands on experience with Machine Learning model Regression, classification, clustering, time series
Exposure to LLMs and Generative AI OpenAI / Azure OpenAI APIs
Prompt engineering
Embeddings, vector databases (FAISS, Pinecone, Chroma)
Experience with NLP or text analytics
Knowledge of MLOps basics (model versioning, monitoring)