Amazon
Sr. Data Scientist, OTS - Data ANCHOR Team
$159K–$215K
Austin, TX · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 20, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in data querying, scripting, or statistical/mathematical software; 4+ years as a data scientist; 2+ years of data visualization experience preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field; Master's degree in a quantitative field preferred.
About the job
Owns end-to-end data science work for Amazon IT operations, developing and deploying models and analytical solutions to forecast demand, triage incidents, prevent incidents, and improve operational decisions.
What you'll do
- Build and deploy forecasting, severity classification, triaging, and anomaly detection models for IT operations.
- Create statistical frameworks, experiments, and data quality monitoring to evaluate operational impact and guide resource allocation.
- Partner with engineering and cross-functional teams to productionize solutions, communicate recommendations, mentor colleagues, and shape the science roadmap.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience with data querying, scripting, or statistical/mathematical software.
- 4+ years of data scientist experience.
- Experience with statistical models and production machine learning models, including classification, regression, time-series forecasting, and anomaly detection.
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of data visualization experience using AWS QuickSight, Tableau, R Shiny, or similar; experience managing data pipelines.
- Master's degree in a quantitative field; experience with AWS technologies; strong written communication skills.
Pay
159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
SQL, Python, R, SAS, Matlab, AWS SageMaker, Step Functions, Lambda
AI focus
Develops machine learning and AI solutions for IT operations, including forecasting, intelligent incident triage, anomaly detection, and work on Generative AI and agentic architectures.
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