Job description
Closing Date:
This vacancy may close at any time, if this role is of interest to you we recommend you apply as soon as possible.
The Opportunity
The Leonardo Cyber & Security Division, one of the three divisions in Leonardo UK, is a pivotal innovator, helping customers deliver and secure their digital transformation. The Cyber & Security Division is at the forefront of supplying technology and services for both civil and defence markets, in both the UK and around the world, to enhance the capabilities of its Customers. Within the Cyber & Security Division is our Data Practice which is where this role is positioned.
Leonardo’s Data practice works across a diverse array of sectors including Defence, Telecommunications, Energy and Finance to help secure national infrastructure in the UK and beyond
What you’ll get:
- Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
- Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
- Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
- Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
- Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring
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Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support - Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and up to 12 flexi days per annum
What you will do
As a Senior Data Scientist you will:
- Support the continual development of Automation, Orchestration and Machine Learning capabilities
- Undertake pre-processing of structured and unstructured data
- Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms
- Coach/mentor junior members of the team
What we are looking for
- UK SC Clearance or the ability obtain it as well as other more in depth security clearances
- Strong data science and analytics experience
- Knowledge in advanced analytics methods
- Knowledge across statistical models, machine learning and AI algorithms
- Experience with programming languages such as Java, Python, R, SQL
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
- Ability to communicate complicated technical and analytical information to a nontechnical audience
- A degree in Computer science, Statistics, Data Science or equivalent field would be advantageous but is not essential