Senior Data Scientist — Defense Training Analytics

Capita; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Extra leave purchase

Volunteer days

Family leave

Lifestyle discounts

Employee networks

Onsite parking

Flexible working

Job summary

Capita in the United Kingdom is inviting a Senior Data Scientist to help transform training and safety through data-driven insights. This permanent, 37.5-hour role is hybrid with 2–3 days in Warminster and requires UK Security Clearance at BPSS level.

You will gather, prepare and analyse data from multiple sources, apply advanced statistics and machine learning, develop predictive models and deliver dashboards for senior decision-makers.

Qualifications

• An appropriate qualification in data science, statistics, mathematics, operational research, computer science or another quantitatively focused discipline, and/or equivalent practical experience delivering data science solutions.
• Significant practical experience applying statistics and data science methods to real-world problems and translating findings into decisions or improvements.
• Proficiency in Python or R and strong knowledge of SQL.
• Ability to write, test, review and document analytical code.
• Experience across the data science lifecycle from problem framing to deployment.
• Knowledge of statistical modelling and machine learning techniques.
• Experience in forecasting, anomaly detection, optimisation or NLP and causal inference.

Responsibilities

• Turn complex training, safety and operational challenges into data science solutions for decision-making.
• Gather, prepare and analyse data from multiple sources ensuring quality and reliability.
• Develop, test and improve predictive models and data products.
• Write maintainable code and scripts in Python, R and SQL following best practices.
• Create dashboards and visualisations to communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with data engineers, military personnel and SMEs to deliver scalable solutions.
• Mentor colleagues and uphold governance, ethics and security standards as a senior data science specialist.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Statistics

Machine Learning

Data science lifecycle

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Degree in data science

Degree in statistics

Degree in mathematics

Tools

Jupyter

Git

Job description

Capita in the United Kingdom is inviting a Senior Data Scientist to help transform training and safety through data-driven insights. This permanent, 37.5-hour role is hybrid with 2–3 days in Warminster and requires UK Security Clearance at BPSS level.

You will gather, prepare and analyse data from multiple sources, apply advanced statistics and machine learning, develop predictive models and deliver dashboards for senior decision-makers.