Senior Data Scientist - Defence

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.

A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever changing market. You’ll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations.

Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognised certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

Embark on a rewarding career journey as a Senior Data Scientist, specifically focusing on IBM's public sector and defense initiatives. In this pivotal position, you will harness your profound data and analytics proficiency to tackle complex business challenges head-on. Your role will entail spearheading data-driven decisions, refining business operations, and nurturing a climate of innovation within our esteemed organization.

By becoming part of our AI Analytics & Data Science team, you will have the opportunity to significantly influence data-driven decision-making and business enhancement, particularly in critical public sector and defense domains. Seize this chance to contribute meaningfully to our mission.

• Lead the development of predictive models and data-driven solutions for business optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data-driven insights into business strategies.
• Utilize optimization tools (IBM CPLEX, Gurobi) and statistical analysis packages (SPSS, SAS, R, Python) to derive actionable insights.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging data science trends and technologies.

Bachelor's Degree

• Proficient in PowerBI, Python, and SQL, with specific expertise in Databricks.
• Robust analytical and problem-solving capabilities.Proven ability to direct cross-functional teams and effectively manage stakeholder expectations.
• Demonstrated success in promoting data-driven decisions and business enhancements.
• Skilled in creating and interpreting data visualizations using PowerBI.
• Familiarity with web-based analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics.
• Understanding of Data Lake functionalities and architecture; solid relational database skills can serve as a suitable substitute.
• Capable of handling substantial data volumes, with a minimum requirement of processing over 5 million rows.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 10 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

• Experience with machine learning frameworks including TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn.
• Familiarity with leading cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Knowledgeable about big data technologies such as Hadoop and Spark.
• Professional background in areas such as supply chain management, pricing, risk assessment, or fraud detection.

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

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