The Bell Mobility team offers the best and latest mobile devices, wireless services and Internet of Things solutions to consumer and business customers, with the top speeds, coverage and reliability on Canada’s Best National Network. We love to innovate, embrace big challenges, and live for the newest technology

 Bell is a truly Canadian company with over 135 years of success. We are defined by the passion of our team members and their belief in our company’s vast potential.

To ensure we continue to be recognized as Canada’s leading Communications Company, we are committed to finding and developing the next generation of leaders. This means creating best-in-class career and development opportunities for our employees.

If you’re passionate, driven and find yourself seeking interesting work, new challenges and continuous learning opportunities, then we want you to join our team. 

Our Network team plans, designs, builds and operates Bell’s multi-billion dollar networks, including the continued expansion of our fibre optic network, HSPA+ and LTE —  Canada’s largest and fastest wireless network.

 The service we provide is the foundation of Bell’s competitive advantage and a critical step towards achieving Bell’s goal to be recognized by customers as Canada’s leading communications company.

 Artificial  Intelligence is among the fastest growing business and technology disciplines. Specifically in Telecom, there are great opportunities to utilize machine learning and advanced analytics solutions to evolve network planning and operations and prepare for the future network. 

 Bell’s Network Big Data & AI team is focused on utilizing machine learning, big data and advanced analytics technologies to enable Bell’s future AI powered networks. 

 This is a rare opportunity for a motivated data and analytics professional to join a fast growing team of machine learning experts to design, develop data solution to support the entire Bell Network community. 

Key responsibilities:

 Work with Network Big Data & AI CoE team members, Network Engineering, Operations as well as other Bell Businesses to understand and analyze business needs and design and develop data solutions by exploring data sources and analytics approaches to be used (e.g. mining, forecasting, visualization, etc.) and execute to address the business needs

• Research and recommend architectural solutions to complex business problems that can benefit from the use of ML tools and techniques
• Explore new sources of information to uncover new business opportunities at all levels of the business (strategic to operational)
• Exercise leading edge analytics skills in data visualization, mining, forecasting, etc. to address business needs
• Work with and present to all management levels
• Maintain and expand your knowledge of data systems and current technology through training opportunities
• Work in an agile environment and contribute to the improvement of our development processes

Required Competencies: 

• A Bachelors or Master’s degree in computer science, math, applied science / engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years’ experience with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence algorithms and approaches
• 2-3 years’ experience designing, documenting and presenting communicating ML solutions to complex business problems
• Ability to assist other ML developers with designing, developing and reviewing their solutions. 
• Familiarity working with NoSQL databases and unstructured/semi-structured data
• Experience working with CI/CD tools and approaches
• Advanced skills with SQL and database systems such as MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, Hive, Impala
• Skills with multiple analytical tools such as Microstrategy, R, Python, Scala, Tableau
• Experience with Big Data tools development: Spark, Kafka, ELK, Hadoop
• Extensive knowledge on Docker and building images
• Knowledge or experience implementing Machine learning pipelines
• Highly analytical skills and ability to work with large and complex technical data sets
• Ability to leverage insights and opportunities from data and metrics to build strategies and make recommendations
• Knowledge of, and preferably experience with, Big Data and/or software development, and/or developing visualization tools
• Ability to work with a team towards common goals
• Ability to quickly learn new programming languages and frameworks
• Able to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Self starter who is comfortable working with and presenting to all management levels

 Preferred Competencies:

• Statistics and math background
• Experience in Telecom or IT is a strong asset