Principal Data Analytics Software Developer

Job Title: Principal Data Analytics Software Developer

Location: Bristol

Compensation: Up to £72, (Dependent on Experience) + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Data Analytics Software Developer at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

The role

As a Principal Data Analytics Software Developer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity exists for a highly capable and driven data analyst with practical experience developing and operating innovative and ambitious analytic solutions for demanding and complex business requirements.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide a unique service for planning and analysing the UK submarine support programme. Specifically, you will be accountable for interfacing with senior customers to provide data analysis and business conclusion through operation of software models and application of expert business knowledge.

Establish and retain a high performing team of data analysts responsible for design, delivery, and operation of the analysis services to senior executive and business clients.

Define the overall vision and strategy for the analytic service, prioritising customer, and business requirements, and establishing development requirement to continually improve and enhance the service.

Collaboratively manage the use of cross team resource to deliver an integrated programme of data analysis tasking and software development, reprogramming workloads as required, in a fast-paced environment, and exposed to regular and unprogrammed customer demand changes. 

Develop, maintain, and implement the team’s data analytics deliver processes, procedures, and guidance, including analytics output quality processes and standards.

Developing a detailed and deep business knowledge of the strategic programming for UK submarines to effectively develop analytics products and services for the customer that harnesses best practice, innovate and novel analytic concepts and customer outputs.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at our Babcock Technology Centre site in Bristol.

Essential experience of the Principal Data Analytics Software Developer

Career experience developing and operating Python software solutions to solve complex analytics problems. 

Career experience successfully leading a team of data analysts and/or software developers to deliver a fast-paced programme of software development and analytics services.

Excellent logic and problem-solving skills and an ability to communicate complexity to others.

Evidence of excellent team working and actively harnessing wider diverse teams of external stakeholder to excel in delivering outputs.

Experience in Defence and submarines.

Qualifications for the Principal Data Analytics Software Developer

Relevant degree (Maths, IT, Software, Data Science, Physics, Computing etc.).

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .

What we offer

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
Employee share scheme 
Employee shopping savings portal
Payment of Professional Fees
Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.