Applied Engineer

1000scholars; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Family friendly policies

Employee benefits guide

Job summary

The Alan Turing Institute is hiring an Applied Engineer to work with Defence analysts on-site to translate questions into robust, event-driven analytics on the team’s data platform.

You will prototype quickly, then turn successful ideas into tested, monitored services while growing autonomy under the Lead Applied Engineer. Strong statistics and Python engineering are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience building analytics, data science or data products.
• Experience moving exploratory analysis from notebook to deployed, repeatable solutions.
• Strong Python software engineering: testing, version control, code reviews.
• Applied statistical/data-science competence and communicating uncertainty to non-specialists.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Defence analysts on-site to understand requirements and develop analytics.
• Identify recurring analytical requests and build event-driven processes for new data.
• Develop prototypes quickly and convert successful ones into deployable services on the data platform.
• Apply sound statistical judgement and clearly communicate methods and uncertainty.
• Create analyst-facing interfaces (dashboards, notebooks, CLI tools, small web apps) leveraging team data products.

Skills

Analytics product

Python software engineering

Statistics & data science

Uncertainty communication

Job description

HOURS: 36

THE ROLE

We are looking for an Applied engineer to work closely with analysts to understand the questions they need to answer, often using large, varied and poorly structured data. The applied engineer's job is to understand what the analyst is really asking, answer it quickly, and then turn the repeated, similar ad-hoc queries into efficient, event-driven analytics.

As an Applied Engineer you work in that loop day to day: sitting with analysts, understanding what they are trying to answer, prototyping quickly, and then turning the prototypes that earn their keep into robust, event-driven analytics on the team's data platform. You will work within technical direction set by the Lead and Senior Applied Engineers, with real ownership of the analytics you build and growing autonomy as you demonstrate it. You join as part of the team's founding cohort of engineers, reporting to the Lead Applied Engineer.

This role suits an engineer who is comfortable with statistical analysis, or a data scientist with sound engineering habits, someone who is driven to get useful things into the hands of real users.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Work directly with Defence analysts, largely on-site, to understand their requirements and develop analytical tools that fit their working practices.
• Identify recurring analytical requests and develop efficient, event-driven processes that update and present results when new data becomes available.
• Develop prototypes quickly and, where they demonstrate value, turn them into tested, monitored and deployable services on the team's data platform.
• Apply sound statistical and data science judgement, including selecting appropriate methods, understanding their assumptions, and communicating uncertainty clearly to non-specialist users.
• Build proportionate analyst-facing interfaces where needed, such as dashboards, notebooks, command-line tools and small web applications, using the data products provided by the team's data engineers.

ABOUT YOU

• Experience building analytics, data science or data products.
• Experience taking exploratory analysis beyond the notebook into something tested, repeatable and deployed, or a clear understanding of what that requires.
• Solid Python software engineering: testing, version control, code review, and working within a shared codebase.
• Applied statistical and data-science competence: choosing appropriate methods, understanding their assumptions, and communicating results and uncertainty to non-specialists.

Terms and Conditions

This post is offered on a fixed term basis, at an annual salary of £46,000 - £57,000 plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies, Employee-only benefits guide | The Alan Turing Institute

Eligibility for DV clearance is an essential requirement for this role. Eligibility criteria and further information on the process can be found on the UK Government security vetting website.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

We value diversity of background, experience, and perspective, and we're proud to be an inclusive employer. We warmly encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from groups currently under-represented in our sector. If you feel passionate about this role but don’t meet every single requirement, please apply – we recognise that great candidates may bring strengths beyond the criteria listed.

£46,000 to £57,000 plus excellent benefits