Senior Data Scientist: Agentic AI & ML Solutions (Hybrid)

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to drive the development of next-generation AI models. The role combines modern research with implementation, providing the opportunity to create scalable AI systems that impact critical business decisions. The ideal candidate possesses proficiency in Python and SQL alongside hands-on experience deploying machine learning solutions. This is a full-time hybrid position with a generous benefits package including a 15% pension contribution and 30 days of holiday.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Hands-on use of frameworks for machine learning.
• Familiarity with agentic architectures and multi-step reasoning.
• Delivery of audit-ready solutions aligned to governance.

Responsibilities

• Architect agentic systems for autonomous decision-making.
• Operationalise LLM solutions for business outcomes.
• Engineer APIs and microservices for scalable ML.

Skills

Advanced proficiency in Python

Advanced proficiency in SQL

Experience in NLP

Experience with Docker

Experience with Kubernetes

API development

Interpretability and bias detection

Tools

pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

PyTorch

MLflow

Kubeflow

Job description

A leading banking institution in Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to drive the development of next-generation AI models. The role combines modern research with implementation, providing the opportunity to create scalable AI systems that impact critical business decisions. The ideal candidate possesses proficiency in Python and SQL alongside hands-on experience deploying machine learning solutions. This is a full-time hybrid position with a generous benefits package including a 15% pension contribution and 30 days of holiday.