Senior Data Scientist - Defence Training Analytics

Capita; Warminster; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra leave purchase

Paid volunteering days

Enhanced family leave

Lifestyle discounts

Inclusive employee networks

Onsite parking

Flexible working

Job summary

Capita seeks a Senior Data Scientist to transform training data for the British Army within the OMNIA Training consortium. You will turn complex training and safety data into actionable insights, working with data engineers and military personnel to deliver scalable, ethical data products and governance.

You will write code in Python or R, build predictive models, and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Qualification in data science, statistics, maths or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Significant practical experience applying statistics and data science to real-world problems.
• Proficiency in Python or R and strong SQL knowledge.
• Ability to write, test and document analytical code.
• Experience across data science lifecycle: framing, prep, modelling and deployment.
• Knowledge of statistical modelling and ML techniques.
• Experience in forecasting, anomaly detection, optimisation, NLP, causal inference or experimental analysis.

Responsibilities

• Turn training, safety and operational challenges into data science solutions for decisions.
• Gather, prepare and analyse data from multiple sources for quality and reliability.
• Apply analytical techniques and ML to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Develop, test and improve predictive models and data products delivering insights.
• Create reports, dashboards and visualisations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with data engineers, military personnel and subject-matter experts to deliver scalable solutions.
• Mentor colleagues and promote data-driven decision making with governance and security.

Job description

Capita seeks a Senior Data Scientist to transform training data for the British Army within the OMNIA Training consortium. You will turn complex training and safety data into actionable insights, working with data engineers and military personnel to deliver scalable, ethical data products and governance.

You will write code in Python or R, build predictive models, and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.