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NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company

Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer

Contract · In Office · Plano, Texas (USA)

Posted Jul 24, 2026

  • What the Team Works On
  • The team develops AI/ML solutions for wireless network performance, including:
  • KPI anomaly detection engines
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools
  • FOA (First Office Application) performance analysis
  • Software release validation
  • Statistical comparison of pre- and post-software upgrades
  • Predictive analytics
  • Time-series forecasting
  • Automated identification of degraded cell sites
  • Correlation of KPI degradation with alarms, configuration changes, and software updates
  • Day-to-Day Responsibilities
  • The selected candidate will primarily:
  • Analyze very large telecom datasets
  • Build machine learning models
  • Develop anomaly detection algorithms
  • Perform statistical analysis and A/B testing
  • Create predictive models
  • Explore large datasets to identify trends
  • Build dashboards and reporting solutions
  • Collaborate with RF Engineers and RAN SMEs
  • Research new ML techniques and implement best practices
  • Develop automation tools for network performance analysis
  • Ideal Candidate Profile
  • The Hiring Manager is looking for someone with strong expertise across multiple disciplines.
  • Machine Learning
  • Autoencoders
  • Transformers
  • Decision Trees
  • Neural Networks
  • Time Series Forecasting
  • ARIMA
  • Granger Causality
  • Supervised and Unsupervised Learning
  • Statistical Modeling
  • A/B Testing
  • Z-score Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Data exploration
  • Feature engineering
  • Predictive modeling
  • Large-scale data processing
  • Research-oriented mindset
  • Ability to choose the right model for the right dataset
  • Big Data
  • High-volume telecom datasets
  • Time-series data
  • Multivariate data analysis
  • KPI analytics
  • Large-scale data processing
  • Technical Skills
  • Must Have
  • Python (primary programming language)
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Modeling
  • Statistics
  • Time Series Analysis
  • AWS
  • Databricks
  • Linux
  • SQL
  • Strong research mindset

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Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company

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