Data Science Specialist, Network transformation planning

Colt Technology Services; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology services company located in Birmingham seeks a data analyst to support network development and optimization objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analysis, proficiency in Excel and visualization tools like Qlik/PowerBI, and familiarity with Django Rest Framework and Oracle DB. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is essential. Join a culture that values diversity and empowers each employee to make a difference.

Benefits

Opportunity to lead teams

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Affinity for Telco technology, including optical and packet technology.
• Experience participating in code reviews and technical discussions.
• High attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide required data analysis to support Network Development objectives.
• Identify and correct data anomalies in source data.
• Develop user-friendly outputs for reporting and analysis.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Data visualization with Qlik/PowerBI

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Oracle DB

Django Rest Framework

SQL

Git

Job description

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Job ID: 35858

Location: Gurgaon / Bangalore

Function: Chief Operations Office

Job Level: S2

Employment Type: Perm

Why we need this role

Colt has the largest digital infrastructure footprint in Europe and its ambition is to continue to invest and grow globally.

We partner with circa 2000 suppliers across the globe to extend our reach which underpins the product portfolio and customer solutions.

This role will be accountable for supporting analytics and reporting that drive vendor strategy, provide insights, enable lifecycle management, benchmarking and performance management. The objective is to ensure Colt remains a leader not only from a cost perspective but also in delivering a superior customer experience.

What you will do

• Provide required data analysis to support Network Development and Optimisation objectives for the wider team.
• Identify and correct data anomalies within source system data sets.
• Develop, publish and provide user‑friendly outputs for reporting and analysis as a result of tested hypotheses.
• Assist with the departmental automation roadmap; identify, simplify and automate repeatable tasks within the Network Development and Optimisation department.
• Test business hypotheses across the department to construct predictive models.
• Set up experimental designs to answer business questions and opportunities.
• Continuously measure model effectiveness and performance.
• Execute different data analytics to ensure the completeness, quality and consistency of data used for analytics across the department.
• Passion for Data and analytics combined with the ability to communicate insights to the business and senior management.
• Intellectually curious; demonstrate the ability to present complex ideas to technical and non‑technical audiences at all levels including senior executives.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, Power Pivot).
• Data visualisation skills specifically Qlik / PowerBI.
• High attention to detail.
• Collaboration skills.

What we’re looking for

Must haves

• Affinity for Telco technology, including optical and packet technology.
• Django Rest Framework experience.
• Experience with Oracle DB.
• Strong understanding of relational database design and modelling.
• Proven ability to work independently or in a small team.
• Experience participating in code reviews and technical discussions.

Might have

• Strong proficiency in Django and Python (5+ years).
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of SQL database design, VBA.
• Experience with version control (Git).
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code.
• Understanding of software development principles.
• Data modelling / ML / AI experience.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunication, or a relevant field.

What we offer you

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do. Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions. Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want. We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

Diversity and inclusion

• Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status or place of birth.
• Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan.
• Trained 60 (and growing) Colt employees to be Mental Health First Aiders.