Senior Data Scientist

MarkJames Search
London, England
12 months ago
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Job Title: Senior Data Scientist

Location:Stratford, London (Hybrid, -3 days per week onsite)

Contract Length:6 months

Rate:£400–£500 per day (Inside IR35)

Industry:Financial Services


Are you passionate about bridging the gap between machine learning and software engineering? We're looking for aFull-Stack Data Scientistto join our clients innovative team inStratford, London, where you'll play a pivotal role in delivering scalable, production-ready AI/ML solutions.


Responsibilities


  • Collaborate across Data Science and DevOps to turn experimental ML models into deployed applications.
  • Package and deploy ML models (including Hugging Face Transformers) as microservices on AWS.
  • Build, train, and evaluate models using AWS tools like SageMaker, Bedrock, Glue, Athena, and Redshift.
  • Develop secure APIs with Apigee and build automation pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, and more.
  • Support the full ML lifecycle including monitoring, governance, and reproducibility.


Requirements


  • Degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or a technical field.
  • Proficiency inPython(or R), with hands-on experience in ML and statistical modeling.
  • End-to-end experience withMLOps, from experimentation to deployment and monitoring.
  • Strong grasp of ethical AI practices: model explainability, transparency, bias mitigation.
  • Hands-on with AWS services (SageMaker, Glue, Redshift, Bedrock, Lambda, Fargate).
  • Skilled in deploying and hosting microservices/APIs with Flask or FastAPI.
  • Proficient in SQL, Git, Jupyter/RStudio, and CI/CD integrations.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong problem-solving ability and a product-first mindset.
  • Enthusiastic about learning, adapting to new tools, and collaborating in a dynamic environment


Tech Stack


  • Languages & Frameworks:Python, R, SQL, Flask, FastAPI
  • Tools:Hugging Face, Apigee, Jenkins, Git, RStudio, Jupyter
  • Cloud:AWS (SageMaker, Glue, Athena, Redshift, Bedrock, ECS Fargate, Lambda)



Please apply online for consideration.

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