Data Scientist

Akkodis is seeking a Data Scientist for a Contract with a client in Basking Ridge, NJ. You will be responsible for analyzing large-scale wireless and IEN alarm data to detect patterns, reduce noise, and improve network reliability through KPIs, dashboards, and ML-driven insights.

Rate Range: $50/hour to $53/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Data Scientist job responsibilities include:

• Analyze large-scale alarm and time-series data from OSS/NMS/EMS systems to identify patterns, recurring fault signatures, and cross-domain trends (RAN, Core, IEN).

• Build and deploy ML models for alarm correlation, noise reduction, anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and predictive fault forecasting using Python/R (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, PySpark).

• Design KPIs, dashboards, and real-time monitoring in tools like Tableau/Power BI/Grafana to track network health, MTTR/SLA, and reliability metrics for NOC and engineering teams.

• Clean, normalize, and enrich multi-source data (OSS, EMS, NMS, CMDB, performance systems); integrate pipelines on big data platforms (Spark/Hadoop) and streaming tools (Kafka/Flink).

• Automate fault insight pipelines and model operations, including versioning, performance tracking, and documentation; collaborate with NOC, Network Engineering, and Reliability teams to operationalize insights.

• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, driving proactive maintenance, incident prevention initiatives, and continuous improvement of AIOps/network intelligence capabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Telecommunications, or a related field.

• 3–5 years of experience in data analytics, machine learning, or network fault management.

• Strong proficiency in Python or R with experience in libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, and PySpark.

• Hands-on experience with wireless networks (2G/3G/4G/5G), OSS/NMS systems, and big data platforms like Spark or Hadoop.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Ritesh.Kumar@ akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $50.00 to $53.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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