Amazon
Sr. Data Scientist, Capacity Planning
$159K–$215K
Seattle, WA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Dallas, TX - Experience
- 5+ years in data querying languages, scripting languages, or statistical/mathematical software; 4+ years as a data scientist; preferred: 2+ years in data visualization.
About the job
Develops forecasting, predictive, and optimization models for AWS Support capacity planning to improve operational efficiency and guide business strategy.
What you'll do
- Build contact- and volume-forecasting and optimization solutions using statistical and machine-learning methods.
- Develop data management frameworks and collaborate across teams to identify data needs, challenges, and opportunities.
- Evaluate and improve machine-learning models, using stakeholder feedback and real-world performance.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience with data querying languages, scripting languages, or statistical/mathematical software.
- 4+ years of data scientist experience.
- Experience with statistical models, such as multinomial logistic regression.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of data visualization experience using AWS QuickSight, Tableau, R Shiny, or similar.
- Experience managing data pipelines; experience as a leader and mentor on a data science team.
Pay
159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually (base salary); 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
SQL, Python, R, SAS, Matlab, Apache Spark, Hadoop, AWS QuickSight
AI focus
Build and improve machine-learning models for forecasting, prediction, and optimization.
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