Data Scientist - ML for Digital Defence (Hybrid)

Bae Systems; South Nutfield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Data Scientist for the Digital Defence Services team. You will design, develop and test data solutions to enable advanced analytics and machine learning across critical defence projects.

Expect to work with Python ML toolkits, deploy models to production, monitor performance, and mentor colleagues in a security-conscious, hybrid environment. Eligible for UK MoD DV and national clearance, with diverse client opportunities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and deploying ML models in production.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to communicate complex results.
• Experience across the full ML lifecycle: data prep, prototyping, deployment, monitoring.
• Familiarity with ethical and governance considerations in AI/ML.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test data solutions for analytics and ML applications.
• Analyze complex datasets to identify trends and actionable insights.
• Build and evaluate statistical and ML models; deploy and monitor in production.
• Collaborate with analysts, engineers, and stakeholders to drive data-driven decisions.

Skills

Python

Data science

Machine learning

Communication

Tools

ELK Stack

NiFi

Python ML stack

Docker

Job description

BAE Systems in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Data Scientist for the Digital Defence Services team. You will design, develop and test data solutions to enable advanced analytics and machine learning across critical defence projects.

Expect to work with Python ML toolkits, deploy models to production, monitor performance, and mentor colleagues in a security-conscious, hybrid environment. Eligible for UK MoD DV and national clearance, with diverse client opportunities.