PERSONAL SKILLS

Language Passport

Communication skills

• Ability to see and explain the big picture or direction of a project, as well as the ability to drill down to details depending on the audience.

• Strong ability to articulate the business value in a clear way, and work collaboratively with sponsors and key stakeholders.

• Strong ability to communicate deep analytical results in forms that resonate with scientific and/or business collaborators, highlighting actionable insights.

Technical skills

Data Science

* Experience using and understanding of a variety of data science and machine learning algorithms.

* Strong background in Linear Algebra, Statistics and Numerical Mathematics.

* Proficiency in Python and the Python ecosystem including Numpy, Pandas, Scikit-learn.

* Proficiency with data wrangling, visualization and modeling.

* Strong Unix systems skills, and experience using compute and data environments on AWS.

* Proficiency in SQL, as well as experience working with Big Data technologies.

• Experience with Git and modern software development workflow.

Computer Science

• Standards: ISO9000, ISO13335, ISO14000, ISO20000, ISO27000.

• SDN and NFV technologies: Cisco, VMware, Juniper, Openflow.

• Cloud Architectures: OpenStack, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS.

• Programming and scripting: Bash, Python, C, C++.

• DevOps tools such as Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.

• Containers: Docker, LXC.

• Operating systems administration: Windows, Fedora-based and Debian-based linux distributions.

• Security: Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Information System Management System (ISMS).

• Software development experience with common Web platform/language technologies based on API REST.

Data Center

• In-depth technical knowledge of Data Center solutions.

• Data Center Networking (Cisco MDS and Nexus), Computing (Cisco, HP), Storage (NetApp, EMC, Pure Storage), Virtualization (VMWare, Microsoft, Citrix), Management (CA Technologies, VMWare).

• Have a good knowledge of Data Center solution approaches from a technical (infrastructure), service management, financial and sourcing perspective.

• Expert level knowledge of SDN and NFV and related open source initiatives such as OpenStack, OpenDaylight, OpenSwitch.

• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMWare, KVM, and HyperV.

• Security compliance experience such as ITIL or ISO 27001.

Organisational / managerial skills

• Ability to set direction by:

  • Seeing the big picture: having an in-depth understanding and knowledge of how my role fits with and supports my company’s business priorities. I try to focus my contribution on the activities which will meet my company’s organisational goals and deliver the greatest value.

  • Changing and improving: responsive, innovative and seek out opportunities to create effective change. I am open to change, suggesting ideas for improvements to the way things are done and working in smarter, more focused ways.

  • Making effective decisions: I am objective; using sound judgement, evidence and knowledge to provide accurate, expert and professional advice. I try to show clarity of thought, setting priorities, analysing and using evidence to evaluate options before arriving at well-reasoned, justifiable decisions.

• Ability to engage people by:

  • Leading and communicating: leading from the front and communicating with clarity, conviction, and enthusiasm. It is about supporting principles of fairness of opportunity for all and dedication to a diverse range of stakeholders, including internal and external customers, partners and team members.

  • Collaborating and partnering: I try to create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people, within and outside my company, to achieve results. I try to work effectively, sharing information and building supportive, responsive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders – whilst having the confidence to challenge assumptions.

  • Building capability for all: I have a strong focus on continuous learning for me, others and the organisation. I am open to learning, keeping our own skills current and evolving.

• Ability to delivering results:

  • Achieving commercial outcomes: I maintain an economic, long-term focus on all activities. I have a commercial, financial and sustainable mindset to ensure all products and services deliver added value and stimulate growth.

  • Delivering value for money: I am involved in the efficient, effective and economical use of all resources, to maximise return for my company’s shareholder. I try to achieve a good mix of quality and effectiveness for minimal cost and to improve return on investment. I base my decisions on evidence and follow agreed processes and policies, challenging these appropriately where they appear to prevent good value for money. I focus my energy on areas with maximum potential for increased value.

  • Managing a quality service: I am positioned to enhance the use of our products and services to delight our customers, continually seeking to improve our quality of service, whilst also considering diverse expectations. I try to effective plan, organise and manage my time and activities to deliver a high-quality customer experience. I try to conduct myself in a way that portrays great customer service and creates a positive impression of my company. I value customer feedback, proactively seek it and use it to improve how my company delivers business results.

  • Delivering at pace: I focus on delivering timely performance, with energy, and taking responsibility and accountability for high-quality outcomes. I try to deliver objectives and responding to challenges responsively and constructively.

Other skills

• Energetic and studious. Quick learner and self-starter, with a willingness to dive in and learn everything required to be successful on the job.

• Mature and positive attitudes; strong sense of quality; able to work well in a fast-paced, multi-culture dynamic environment.

• Customer oriented. Willingness to take ownership of customer solutions and make them successful. A strong focus on customer satisfaction.

• Skeptical. I examine my work critically rather than in a one-sided way. I evaluate advances in the scientific literature whether adaptable to use cases.

• Entrepreneurial inclination to discover novel opportunities for applying analytical techniques to business/scientific problems across the company.

• Curious and creative, passionate about data and finding creative ways to solve problems and portray information