Data Scientist - London, UK (Fully

Randstad Technologies Recruitment

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Work Location: Remote
Posted: 14 Apr 2026 (2 weeks ago)

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Role: Data Scientist

Type: Contracts (6 Months)

Location: London, UK (REMOTE)

Working Model: Fully Remote

Payrate:

(Apply online only) GBP/day on PAYE

(Apply online only) GBP/day on RUPAYE

(Apply online only) GBP/day on Inside IR35 on Umbrella

The Role: Join our team to drive data quality and empower cross-functional decision-making by building robust pipelines and self-serve data products. You will be essential in defining metrics for platform health, developer productivity, and ML/AI adoption.

What You Will Do:

Own end-to-end analytical data modeling in BigQuery using dbt.

Build reliable data pipelines utilizing SQL, Python, and distributed processing frameworks (Apache Spark, Scio, Beam, or Flink).

Develop clear, story-driven dashboards using tools like Looker or Tableau.

Champion data quality, implement CI/CD for dbt models, and mentor junior team members.What You Bring:

5+ years of experience in analytics or data engineering, with deep expertise in SQL.

Extensive experience with dbt, a cloud data warehouse, and workflow orchestrators (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, or Flyte).

Proficiency in Python for data analysis and automation.

Bonus: Experience with experimentation, ML/AI metrics, or platform productivity.This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. sukkala2 @ randstaddigital. Com

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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