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# Data Engineer/Data Science

- **Company:** Avacend Inc
- **Location:** Plano, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), 4G (Telecommunication), A/B Testing, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, Cluster Analysis, Computer Programming, Databases, Information Engineering, Linux, Generalized Linear Model, R (Programming Language), Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Integrated Development Environments, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, MongoDB, Principal Component Analysis, RStudio, Shell Script, SQL Databases, Data Processing, Snowflake, Random Forest, Apache Spark, Jupyter, Information Technology, Visual Basic Language, Databricks
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/55b8089a-c96c-4142-a20b-196c72660310

## About the Role

* Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science or a related Data Engineering with 7+ years of professional experience is preferred.
 * Programming experience: Python & Spark (preferred) and/or other languages such as R , SQL, Hive, Spark, Javascript, Visual Basic, C++, shell scripting in a linux or IDE environment such as VSCODE, Jupyter, RStudio, etc.
 * Cloud Development Experience - AWS/Azure/Google utilizing cloud providers such as Databricks or Snowflake
 * Machine learning expertise: GLM Regression (Linear, Logistic, Multinomial), Decision Tree (including Boosted Trees, Random Forest), kMeans/Hierarchical Clustering, Principle Component Analysis, t-SNE, Neural Networks such as transformers and auto-encoders, Bayesian Regression, and Times Series Modeling.
 * Experience using data with high-volume (1TB+) & high-dimensionality (500+ variables per schema), especially within a big data framework (HaDoop, Citus, MongoDB, etc).
 * Experience performing Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), Correlation Analysis, Statistical Methodologies (distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals) & Significance Testing, A/B Testing.

## Description

As a Performance Assurance Machine Learning Engineer, you will work under the coaching of Senior and Lead engineers of the Data Science & Tools Team You will utilize skills to query databases to extract data, use skills in Python or R to analyze data such that you can identify 4G/5G network infrastructure and performance issues and build prediction models, ad-hoc tools, and dashboards to communicate your findings with your team and peers


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