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We're working up with a growing technology consultancy who specialise in Cyber Security, Data & AI within the public sector space.

They've had a fantastic 18 months with lots of positive expansion and with this in mind they're looking for Lead Data Scientist to join their Public Sector team delivering to their enterprise clients.

They'd like you to be the Data Science SME where you'll be responsible for leading e2e customer engagements in both a hands off and hands on capacity.

The role itself has 2 main parts to it which are important:

  1. A commercial and consulting mindset - being able to explain how, what and why data is working in the way it's working to customers and them understanding your approach
  2. A Data Science Engineering skillset - Experience in areas such as Python, Azure, AWS, CI/CD, IaC, Deployments, Containerisation etc

In order to be considered for this role, it'd be nice to have some of the following skills:

  • Experience working in a consulting, engineering or data industry
  • A range of skills covering Data Engineering, Data Security & Data Science
  • Experience working with cloud based infrastructure across Azure, AWS & GCP
  • Demonstrable examples of leading projects and mentoring people
  • Strong database experience (GraphQL, SQL, NoSQL & Elasticsearch for example)

SC Eligibility or SC Clearance is ESSENTIAL for this role!

If this role is of interest to you or if you know of anyone who'd be suitable for this role please email me at or call 0191 300 100.

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