Azure Data Scientist

Savant Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled Data Scientist to join their team. The role involves running machine learning workloads on Azure, managing and optimizing models, and collaborating with both local and remote teams. The ideal candidate should have strong programming skills, hands-on experience with Azure Machine Learning, and a solid understanding of data and its limitations. This position requires the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and may benefit from the Azure Data Scientist Associate Certification.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of data and its limitations.
• Experience in planning and creating environments for data science workloads on Azure.
• Competence in running experiments and training predictive models.

Responsibilities

• Implement and run machine learning workloads on Azure.
• Manage, optimize, and deploy machine learning models into production.
• Work closely with local and remote teams.

Skills

Hands-on experience with Azure Machine Learning

Proficiency in Python or R

Strong programming skills

Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases

Experience with advanced statistics and modelling techniques

Ability to handle multiple projects

Strong communication skills

Education

Azure Data Scientist Associate Certification

Job description

Seeking an experienced and innovative Data Scientist to join a global consultancy to successfully implement and run machine learning workloads on Azure.

The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of the data, its limitations and meaning, including the investigation of data validity. They will be working closely with local and remote teams and therefore need to be highly communicative. Planning and creating a suitable working environment for data science workloads on Azure, as well as running data experiments and training predictive models. In addition, the Data Scientist will manage, optimise, and deploy machine learning models into production.

Applicants must have hands‑on experience using Azure Machine Learning and Azure Databricks as well as experience using advanced statistics and modelling techniques. Strong programming skills and proficiency in developing and deploying machine learning algorithms using Python or R, as well as solid knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases are a must. Must also be well organised and have the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Azure Data Scientist Associate Certification from Microsoft is a bonus.