Senior Data Analyst – Defence Analytics Lead (Python)

Babcock International; West of England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Digital GP

Share scheme

Health benefits

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior Data Analyst for our Stoke Gifford, Bristol site. The role focuses on leading analytics and software development for UK defence programmes, using Python-based solutions to inform strategic operations.

The position is based in Bristol with a 35-hour week and a fixed pattern of 7.5 hours Monday to Thursday plus 5 hours Friday, finishing at 12pm. You will guide a small team, develop modelling capabilities, and deliver insights through dashboards and analytics products.

Qualifications

• Experience developing analytics solutions using Python.
• Proven experience leading small teams of data analysts and/or software developers.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders and balancing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a high-performing team to deliver analytics services aligned to programme requirements.
• Design innovative optimization, modelling and algorithmic capabilities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to provide insights, data visualisation and robust analytical products.
• Prioritise analytics and software workloads with resource planning.
• Develop high-quality Python-based software, modelling and analytical solutions.

Skills

Python

Team leadership

Power BI

Excel

Education

Degree in data science or related field

Tools

Python-based software

Job description

Babcock is seeking a Senior Data Analyst for our Stoke Gifford, Bristol site. The role focuses on leading analytics and software development for UK defence programmes, using Python-based solutions to inform strategic operations.

The position is based in Bristol with a 35-hour week and a fixed pattern of 7.5 hours Monday to Thursday plus 5 hours Friday, finishing at 12pm. You will guide a small team, develop modelling capabilities, and deliver insights through dashboards and analytics products.