Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London BAESystems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber andintelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countriesto collect, connect and understand complex data, so thatgovernments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businessescan unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.Job Title: Data Scientist Requisition ID: 121365 Location: London -We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements -please speak to your recruiter about the options for thisparticular role. Grade: GG11-GG12 Referral Bonus: £5,000 JobDescription Are you passionate about working with cutting-edgeAI/ML technology? Are you self-motivated to find innovativesolutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep theUK safe? Join BAE Systems as an experienced Data Scientist. As partof our AI team, you will be working with our National SecurityCustomers to understand their business challenges and identitywhere AI/ML-based solutions can add value. You will lead ondiscovery activities to explore opportunities for applying datascience techniques to solve customer problems. Working with them,you'll test assumptions on the effectiveness of AI/ML to meet theirneeds. You will work as part of an empowered, multi-disciplinary AIteam who's purpose is to develop common AI propositions that willbenefit a range of our customers. Working alongside ML Engineers,AI Strategy Lead and Delivery Management you will help shape andexecute our AI Strategy focussed on: Our Customers: Elaborate userneeds and measure AI value Our Position: Establish our marketposition and define our USP Our Skills: Develop our career pathsand learning plans for AI Our Partners: Understand technologypartner capabilities and build our AI partner ecosystem OurInnovation: Learn through AI experiments and demonstratepull-through to product development Working in a small team you'llbe given as much ownership and responsibility as you have theappetite for, but be part of our much bigger National Securitycommunity that will give you the support you need to grow in yourcareer. Our unique customers have interesting, complex data theywish to exploit. You will demonstrate the potential of applyingdata science approaches to meet their business needs. You will beexpected to develop, test and validate machine learning models,providing guidance to others where needed. As a leading AI expertyou'll provide strategic & technical advice to our customers,and consider the ethical implications of applying data scienceapproaches in the context of customers mission. We're embarkingupon a pivotal period that will significantly grow our AIcapability, where you will be leading on the development ofinnovative products & services that support our customersmission. Our senior leadership team will seek your advice on howbest to position our AI proposition to customers. You'll have theopportunity to get to know our own business and work with peopleacross a diverse range of professional backgrounds. This is anexciting time to join our team to help pioneer both our customer'sand our own AI adoption journey. Not only will you be directlymaking a huge impact through the solutions you develop, you'll bedoing it for an organisation who makes a huge impact to thesecurity of the UK. About you You will have experience in many ofthe following: Analysis of user needs and advising on the use ofrelevant standards, methods, tools, frameworks and processes fordata science. Creatively applying innovative thinking and designpractices to identify solutions that will deliver value for thebenefit of the customer/stakeholder. Employing data sciencealgorithms and methods for complex data processing, statisticalanalysis and advanced analytics. Collaboratively designing &building prototypes and Proof of Concept solutions. Conduct datapreparation, modelling, labelling and transformation of 'messy'data, to make ready for the application of data science techniques.Applying AI/ML approaches through design, development andoptimisation of machine learning solutions. Understanding ofethical, privacy, security and policy concerns relevant to theapplication of AI/ML. Coding of complex programs and scripts,expert in Python programming. Supervising junioranalysts/scientists and ML engineers, providing guidance &coaching. Performing assessment of AI-related risks, identifyingrecommended mitigations. Shaping product roadmaps & informingstrategies to adopt AI/ML. Offering thought leadership on datascience trends, benefits and key considerations presenting to widercommunities e.g. blogs, events and conferences. It would be greatif you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll helpyou with them Developing in Cloud Computing such as AWS, MS Azure.Utilising CI/CD tools, such as Bamboo, Jenkins, TeamCity,Bitbucket, in order to streamline delivery of new features andfixes. Designing and modelling AI/ML architectures. Relational,document, search or graph database systems. Containerisation e.g.Docker, Kubernetes. Producing data science learning plans to meetskills needs. Security Clearance is required for this vacancy. Ifyou are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to beeligible for this and willing to go through the process. How wewill support you Work-life balance is important; you can workaround core hours with flexible and part-time working, and many ofour roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working fromhome and in the office You'll get 25 days holiday a year and theoption to buy/sell and carry over from the year before Our flexiblebenefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, acompetitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards andmore You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you developyour career and guide you on your journey through BAE You'll bepart of our company bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all ofour Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everythingfrom gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing. About ourteam Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful,innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists andspecialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to oursuccess. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix ofdisciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, highquality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sectorprovides diverse opportunities for our people to develop theircareers in new areas of expertise and with new clients. You'll bepart of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feelslike a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, butwe encourage a healthy work-life balance. Most of all, we knowteams who work well together also perform well. We'll do everythingwe can to ensure you have fun at work, and in social activitiesoutside of it whether that's virtually or in person, as conditionsallow. You will be joining our National Security business which isthe largest area within our UK business. Our mission is to be themost trusted partner for our National Security clients in deliveryof their core mission. At the end of 2020 we had over 700 employeesworking across our security and law enforcement customers. Thisyear, we are looking to build on our success and grow even furtherby recruiting over 100 new members to our team. We have a richhistory of working within National Security. In fact, we have over40 years' experience of delivering advice and solutions to ourcustomers in this sector, supporting them in carrying out theirvital missions. More about BAE Systems You will work for a divisionof BAE Systems who helps nations, governments and businesses aroundthe world defend themselves against cyber crime, reduce their riskin the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform theiroperations. We're a consultancy and products business and employsmart, motivated individuals who work together across a range ofprojects and products. You'll get to work on a variety of differentsystems for different customers throughout your career with us.We're passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce andthe people you'll work with will reflect this. We employ over 4,000people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA Formore information please visit our website:https://www.baesystems.com/en/cybersecurity/national-security Lifeat BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing HybridWorking. This means you and your colleagues may be working indifferent locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems officeor client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going onat different times of the day. By embracing technology, we caninteract, collaborate and create together, even when we're workingremotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increasedflexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance ourwork and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE SystemsDigital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisationalculture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, lifeexperiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - canwork together to achieve excellence and realise individual andorganisational potential.