- Johannesburg South
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Business Management
- Reference: NFP014981/Crush
Vacancy Details
Employer: Network Recruitment
We are looking for a skilled Fraud Data Scientist to enhance our Transactional Fraud Mitigation services. Your expertise will play a pivotal role in balancing seamless customer experiences with robust fraud prevention on real-time electronic payment platforms.
What You’ll Do:
- Leverage data, machine learning, and statistical techniques to improve fraud detection.
- Design algorithms and real-time decision systems to flag high-risk transactions.
- Develop, optimize, and maintain national-level fraud detection models.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure fraud risks are minimized without disrupting the customer journey.
- Use advanced computing, data engineering, and scientific methods to deliver proactive fraud solutions.
What You’ll Need:
- A Degree (Honours, Masters, or PhD) in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics.
- Experience in machine learning, decision models, and data engineering.
- Proficiency in Python, RStudio, SQL, Oracle, Hadoop, and cloud infrastructure.
- Strong analytical skills and experience in fraud detection models, prescriptive/statistical modeling, and big data analytics.
- At least 5 years of data science experience, preferably in the financial industry focusing on payment fraud.
Key Skills:
- Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal abilities.
- Stakeholder management and a solution-driven mindset.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now!
Help us detect fraud, protect customers, and drive innovation in payment security.
For more opportunities, visit www.networkrecruitment.co.za.
If you haven’t received a response within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept for future roles.
For more information contact:
Crushen Pietersen
Recruitment Consultant
cpietersen@networkfinance.co.za
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About Network Recruitment
Network Recruitment
Network Recruitment is a leading specialist recruitment company in the fields of IT, Finance and Engineering.
Since our establishment in 1987, we have been at the forefront of the specialist recruitment industry. Network Recruitment’s key to success is the focus on delivering superior quality service by developing and maintaining an exclusive focus on sourcing high-calibre skills for medium-sized to JSE-listed companies operating in these three niche sectors across South Africa.
Our experience in permanent and contract-based recruitment enables us to provide you with recruitment solutions that meet your long- and short-term needs.
Network Recruitment is a division of ADvTECH Resourcing, the recruitment arm of the national JSE-listed ADvTECH Limited Group a leader in quality education, training, skills development and placement services.
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