Defence Data Science & AI Consultant

Anson McCade; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Anson McCade is hiring a Data Science and AI Consultant to join its growing technology and transformation team, supporting major UK programmes across the Defence and Security sector.

You will work on complex, mission-focused challenges where data science, ML, AI and emerging technologies help clients make better decisions, improve operational outcomes and deliver lasting impact. The role covers the full lifecycle with collaboration across engineers, designers, delivery leads and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience applying data science, ML or AI techniques in Defence/public sector
• Proficiency with Python to analyse data, develop models or build AI solutions
• Experience with ML frameworks and cloud ML services

Responsibilities

• Apply data science, ML and AI techniques to solve client problems
• Research, prototype and develop innovative solutions with real-world impact
• Work across the full lifecycle, from data understanding to deploying AI-enabled services
• Develop emerging technologies including generative AI and agentic AI
• Produce high-quality technical outputs, analysis, reports and presentations
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including engineers, designers, delivery leads and client stakeholders

Skills

Data science

Machine learning

AI

Python

Cloud platforms

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

Hugging Face

MLflow

Kubeflow

Argo

Job description

Anson McCade is hiring a Data Science and AI Consultant to join its growing technology and transformation team, supporting major UK programmes across the Defence and Security sector.

You will work on complex, mission-focused challenges where data science, ML, AI and emerging technologies help clients make better decisions, improve operational outcomes and deliver lasting impact. The role covers the full lifecycle with collaboration across engineers, designers, delivery leads and stakeholders.