Data Scientist

Big Red Recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-paced FinTech business in Nottingham seeks a Data Scientist to enhance their data strategy and oversee a new data warehouse. This role requires significant Python and SQL expertise, as well as AWS experience. You will have ownership of projects and the opportunity to significantly influence the company's data management and automation processes.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid model

Permanent opportunity

Qualifications

• Strong Python and SQL skills required.
• Solid AWS experience with Glue, Lambda, SQS, S3.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining ETL pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Optimise the data warehouse and design data pipelines from scratch.
• Drive data governance and manage data delivery to customers.
• Lead strategy and set data management practices.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

ETL pipelines

Data modelling

Data warehousing

Self-starter mindset

Education

Degree in mathematics, statistics, or computer science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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• Location: Nottingham
• Salary: GBP - GBP per annum
• Start Date: 17/06/
• Contract Type: Permanent

If you’re someone who thrives on solving real-world problems with clean, scalable code, we want to hear from you.

We're looking for a Data Scientist to help us shape the future of data in a fast-paced FinTech business that is evolving its data strategy.

You will take ownership of evolving and optimising the new data warehouse, designing robust data pipelines from scratch, and playing a key role in how data is managed and delivered to customers, with some face-to-face client interaction.

Looking after the data governance for the business, you will drive forward the strategy and set practices.

You may come from a Data Engineering or Data Scientist background.

Why this role?

• Major voice in shaping how we build and scale our data products
• Involved in automation, pipeline design, and machine learning projects
• High-impact role in a small, agile team with real ownership

You’ll need:

• Strong Python and SQL skills
• Solid AWS experience (Glue, Lambda, SQS, S3, etc.)
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining ETL pipelines
• Data modelling experience to forecast and analyse
• Data warehousing knowledge (PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake, etc.)
• A self-starter mindset; you’ll get stuck in and find answers independently to bring back to the team
• A drive to own projects and propose ideas and recommendations to enhance the business and data management

Desirable:

• Degree in mathematics, statistics, or computer science
• Experience with DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Exposure to machine learning concepts

What you'll get:

• Salary up to £70k
• Flexible hybrid model – only 1 day per quarter in the office, Nottinghamshire based office, NG32
• Permanent opportunity

We are an equal opportunity recruitment company. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

We are particularly invested in neurodiversity inclusion and offer reasonable adjustments during the interview process. If you would benefit from an adjustment, please contact our recruiters.