Data Scientist I

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

Employer:  United Services Automobile Association  

Tasks: Partners with other analysts across the organization to fully define business problems and research questions. Supports SME's on cross functional matrixed teams to solve highly complex work critical to the organization. Integrates and extracts relevant information from large amounts of both structured and unstructured data (internal and external) to enable analytical solutions. Conducts advanced analytics leveraging predictive modeling, machine learning, simulation, optimization and other techniques to deliver insights or develop analytical solutions to achieve business objectives. Supports Subject Matter Experts (SME's) on efforts to develop scalable, efficient, automated solutions for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model implementation. Works with IT to research architecture for new products, services, and features. Develops algorithms and supporting code such that research efforts are based on the highest quality data. Translates complex analytical and technical concepts to non-technical employees to enable understanding and drive informed business decisions. May telecommute.

Requirements: Will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Quantitative Economics, Statistics, or related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation. Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Quantitative Economics, Statistics, or related field and 1 year of experience in a related occupation. Position requires:

• Quicksight and Python visualization libraries like Matplotlib, Seaborn, and iPython;
• Domain knowledge and experience working with banking and related LOB's data, business processes and risk management;
• Data Engineering and Architecture;
• Cloud Computing and Architecture;
• Redshift Cloud Data Warehouse;
• AWS Glue, S3 and Lambda;
• Git (CI/CD Automation);
• PySpark;
• Unix Shell Scripting;
• BMC Control-M and Apache AirFlow;
• ETL Tools (Data Stage and Informatica)
• Agile Methodologies

Worksite: 200 West Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Relocation assistance is Not Available for this position.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

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Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.