Senior Data Scientist: Cloud & MCP API (Contract, Hybrid)

Hamilton Barnes; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a 6-month extendable contract in a hybrid setup with 1-2 days on-site in Westminster, London. The role focuses on implementing the DataHub API MCP to enable AI-driven access to enterprise data and deploying an MVP to automate interaction capture.

You will build and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) with IaC and serverless services, integrate with third-party solutions, and ensure security best practices within an Agile team.

Qualifications

• Strong MCP (Model Context Protocol) knowledge is essential.
• Data science expertise with Python from development through production, including DevOps practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and building/maintaining cloud infrastructure with IaC.
• Docker experience and ability to integrate cloud-native services with third-party solutions.
• Active, shareable SC clearance is required (transferable clearance alone not sufficient).

Responsibilities

• Implement and integrate the DataHub API MCP to enable AI access to business datasets across connected platforms.
• Deploy an MVP solution to automate capture/recording of business interactions in DataHub.
• Build, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS or GCP, using serverless services and IaC.
• Integrate native cloud services with third-party solutions and apply DevOps practices within an Agile team.
• Review and implement cloud security best practices in collaboration with an AI engineer and data scientist.

Skills

MCP knowledge

Python data science

Tools

AWS

GCP

Docker

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Job description

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a 6-month extendable contract in a hybrid setup with 1-2 days on-site in Westminster, London. The role focuses on implementing the DataHub API MCP to enable AI-driven access to enterprise data and deploying an MVP to automate interaction capture.

You will build and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) with IaC and serverless services, integrate with third-party solutions, and ensure security best practices within an Agile team.