Senior Data Scientist – Army Training Insights

Capita; Warminster; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Volunteer days

Enhanced family leave

Lifestyle discounts

Job summary

Capita is recruiting a Senior Data Scientist to help transform data for the British Army training program. The role demands real-world data science application, stakeholder collaboration and problem solving beyond just building models.

A hybrid pattern requires 2–3 days weekly in Warminster, with eligibility for UK Security Clearance at BPSS level. You will turn operational questions into practical analytics, apply ML techniques, build visualisations, and communicate results to diverse audiences

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience in data science, statistics or advanced analytics.
• Experience using Python, R, SQL and relevant analytical or machine learning techniques.
• A track record of translating analytical findings into actionable recommendations and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with stakeholders to understand problems, challenge assumptions and identify opportunities.
• Turn complex operational questions into practical data science solutions.
• Apply analytics, statistics and machine learning to generate meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Build models, analytical products and visualisations that support decision-making.
• Communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams while retaining the freedom to explore problems in depth.
• Operate confidently in environments where the answer is not always obvious.
• Champion evidence-based decision-making and help grow a culture of curiosity, learning and continuous improvement.

Job description

Capita is recruiting a Senior Data Scientist to help transform data for the British Army training program. The role demands real-world data science application, stakeholder collaboration and problem solving beyond just building models.

A hybrid pattern requires 2–3 days weekly in Warminster, with eligibility for UK Security Clearance at BPSS level. You will turn operational questions into practical analytics, apply ML techniques, build visualisations, and communicate results to diverse audiences