As a Principal Applied Scientist, CloudWatch, Amazon Intelligent Operations, you will lead our teams to create the next generation of AI-based monitoring solutions.
Job Description
The CloudWatch team in Dublin is looking for a world-class Principal Applied Scientist to contribute to creating the next generation of AI-based monitoring solutions.
Key Job Responsibilities
* You will take on challenging and ambiguous customer problems, distill customer requirements, and deliver solutions that leverage existing academic research or your own out-of-the-box thinking.
* You will research and develop novel approaches for anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and provide intelligent insights from vast amounts of monitoring and observability data.
* You will collaborate with scientists and engineers across the CloudWatch team as well as directly with customers.
* You will hire, develop, grow, and mentor junior scientists.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* A Ph.D. degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Math, or a related field.
* Hands-on experience in solving difficult machine learning problems.
* Expertise in more than one major programming language (C++, Java, or similar) and at least one scripting language (Perl, Python, or similar).
* Demonstrated ability to serve as a technical lead.
* Excellent writing skills for presenting business cases and scientific models with rigorous analyses.
* Strong fundamentals in problem solving, algorithm design, and complexity analysis.
* Proven track record in leading, mentoring, and growing teams of scientists.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Deep technical knowledge of machine learning and statistical methodologies.
* Experience with deep learning toolkits and frameworks.
* Solid software development experience.
* Algorithm and model development experience for large-scale applications.
* Experience with defining research and development practices in an applied environment.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with technical and business people.
* Professional traits including exhibiting excellent judgment, maintaining high standards, and inspiring passion in others.
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