Senior Data Analyst - AI-Driven Insights, Hybrid

Jacobs; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Mentorship and development programs

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Jacobs Digital and Data group seeks a data professional to turn complex programmes into evidence-based insights. You will apply statistics and Python to build robust analyses, manage data across Azure and Databricks, and craft clear visual narratives for stakeholders.

You’ll work in a collaborative team across public and private sectors, developing skills in AI-assisted analytics while upholding governance and data ethics. Flexible working is supported.

Qualifications

• Experience applying data analysis and statistical methods to business challenges.
• Strong Python skills for data manipulation, analysis, and modelling.
• Working knowledge of SQL for data extraction, validation, and investigation.
• Foundation in statistical reasoning and analytical risk assessment.
• Ability to communicate uncertainty and present results to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex challenges into analytical questions and measurable outcomes.
• Apply regression, hypothesis testing, sampling, and confidence interval analysis.
• Explore data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities in large datasets.
• Develop reproducible workflows using Python and libraries (pandas, numpy, scipy, statsmodels).
• Query and analyse data across structured and semi-structured environments.
• Work with cloud platforms (Azure, Fabric, Synapse, Databricks) to access data at scale.
• Utilise AI tools to accelerate workflows with appropriate governance.
• Create clear visualisations and narratives for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Assess data quality, lineage, and limitations; document assumptions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistics

Data analysis

Tools

Azure

Fabric

Synapse

Databricks

Power BI

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Plotly

Job description

Jacobs Digital and Data group seeks a data professional to turn complex programmes into evidence-based insights. You will apply statistics and Python to build robust analyses, manage data across Azure and Databricks, and craft clear visual narratives for stakeholders.

You’ll work in a collaborative team across public and private sectors, developing skills in AI-assisted analytics while upholding governance and data ethics. Flexible working is supported.