Senior Data Scientist, Energy Trading – London Onsite

Paritas Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for experienced Senior Data Scientists in the energy trading sector. The role involves building and deploying data science and machine learning solutions, collaborating with various stakeholders, and applying statistical methods to optimize trading decisions. Candidates must have strong skills in Python, SQL, and machine learning principles. This contract role, requiring urgent attention, is located in London and supports a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Hands-on development experience in Python or Java.
• Grounded in statistics and machine learning concepts.
• Exposure to modern data science tooling.
• Advanced SQL skills required.
• Experience in trading or data-intensive domains.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy scalable data science solutions.
• Collaborate with data engineers and business stakeholders.
• Apply statistical foundations to solve trading problems.
• Deliver actionable insights through data analysis.
• Own the data science lifecycle from exploration to deployment.
• Contribute to GenAI/LLM-driven use cases.
• Write clean, maintainable code in enterprise systems.
• Participate in technical reviews focused on value delivery.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Statistics

SQL

Object-Oriented Programming

Communication Skills

Tools

Data Science Tooling

LLMs (Large Language Models)

Job description

A leading recruitment firm is looking for experienced Senior Data Scientists in the energy trading sector. The role involves building and deploying data science and machine learning solutions, collaborating with various stakeholders, and applying statistical methods to optimize trading decisions. Candidates must have strong skills in Python, SQL, and machine learning principles. This contract role, requiring urgent attention, is located in London and supports a hybrid work model.