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Senior Data Scientist

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Portsmouth
3 days ago
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Overview

Senior Data Scientist role at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). Base location: Havant and Reading. Salary: £competitive + performance-related bonus and a range of benefits. Working pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available.

The role sits within the Data Science team in Technology, Digital & Data (TD&D) supporting SSEN Distribution across core use cases including transitioning to net zero, delivering the ED2 agreed business plan, driving efficiency via automation, and building market-leading ML solutions to deliver best-in-class service to customers.

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to drive innovation and the use of machine learning technology to support key business use cases, leveraging Azure, Python, Spark, GenAI/LLMs, Databricks, SQL, DevOps, and geospatial data knowledge to create end-to-end products. Experience in the energy industry is ideal.

Responsibilities
  • Support the creation and adoption of data and AI products across the SSEN business, including traditional ML, generative AI, advanced analysis, and statistics.
  • Work closely with business stakeholders to create high-impact, value-driving products that affect key business metrics.
  • Create sustainable, cost-optimised solutions (FinOps) and collaborate with data quality/governance teams while ensuring compliance with data security, GDPR, and ethical AI best practices.
  • Leverage advances in AI to develop data science innovation products and prototypes in emerging fields (Agentic AI).
  • Apply best practices for coding standards, repositories, DevOps sprints, and Agile boards to align with TD&D ways of working.
Qualifications
  • Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, Python, Databricks, SQL, geospatial tools, Azure DevOps, and data pipeline creation.
  • ML experience on Azure, including AutoML or Python.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with end-to-end ownership of business use cases.
  • Early experience with new tech such as NLP and generative AI, including awareness of ethical AI and information security concerns.
  • Front-end development (GUI) experience with the ability to leverage Azure Databricks to create user-friendly tools from data science products.
About SSE

SSE aims to be a leading energy company in a net-zero world. We invest in homegrown energy to power a cleaner, more secure future. SSEN Distribution, part of SSE, powers 3.9 million UK homes and businesses and employs over 4,200 people to keep customers connected and support a low-carbon future.

Benefits

Flexible benefits to fit your life, including discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships, wellbeing services (online GP, 24/7 counselling), interest-free loans for tech and transport, Cycle to Work, and generous family entitlements such as maternity/paternity leave.

Equal opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer. We will make reasonable adjustments to support your application. For discussion, please contact / .

Ready to apply? Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept online applications. We will contact applicants after the closing date. If offered a role, you will need to complete a criminality and credit check before you start work.


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