Senior Data Scientist - Banking Analytics & MLOps

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 257,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced data scientist to design and develop machine learning models that align with personal banking priorities. This full-time role requires strong hands-on skills in SQL, Python, and machine learning libraries, along with a commercial approach to tackle high-impact projects. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in data science within a banking context and demonstrate excellent stakeholder communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5 years of applied data science experience in a banking environment.
• Proven track record of deploying production-grade models with ongoing performance management.
• Strong hands-on skills in SQL, Python and ML libraries.
• Demonstrated experience in feature engineering and large-scale data handling.
• Strong commercial acumen for high-impact use cases.

Responsibilities

• Design and build machine learning models aligned to core personal banking priorities.
• Drive the development of scalable analytics products.
• Implement production-ready model pipelines using CI/CD tooling.
• Lead the extraction and transformation of raw data into high-quality features.
• Present modelling outcomes to senior non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Applied data science experience

SQL

Python

Machine Learning libraries

Feature engineering

Presentation communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Dataiku

Databricks

Job description

A leading banking institution in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced data scientist to design and develop machine learning models that align with personal banking priorities. This full-time role requires strong hands-on skills in SQL, Python, and machine learning libraries, along with a commercial approach to tackle high-impact projects. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in data science within a banking context and demonstrate excellent stakeholder communication skills.