Senior Data Scientist - Hybrid: Forecasting & Dashboards

Sopra Steria Limited; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Pension

Job summary

Sopra Steria Limited is seeking a Data & Analytics professional to help turn complex data into actionable insights. You will centralise data from multiple sources, build dashboards, and deliver predictive analytics to support senior leadership decisions.

The role is hybrid with team meetings in Newport and occasional travel for collaboration. Strong SQL, Python and Power BI skills are essential, along with experience in Azure data environments.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing, interpreting and presenting complex data from multiple sources to support business decision-making.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets and relational databases.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, automation and modelling within modern analytical environments.
• Experience developing dashboards, reports and visualisations using Power BI.
• Experience working with Azure-based data environments, data lakes and data modelling concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into practical analytical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance reporting, dashboards and analytical products that provide insight to senior business leaders and customers.
• Centralise, cleanse, validate and model data from multiple business systems within modern data platforms and data lake environments.
• Build and maintain data pipelines, automated solutions and analytical tools using technologies including Python, SQL and Power BI.
• Design and deliver forecasting, planning and predictive analytics solutions that support informed decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, automate reporting processes and enhance analytics capabilities across the business.
• Communicate insights through compelling visualisations and data storytelling that help stakeholders understand what the data is telling them.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Data storytelling

Tools

Power BI

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Lakehouse

Job description

Sopra Steria Limited is seeking a Data & Analytics professional to help turn complex data into actionable insights. You will centralise data from multiple sources, build dashboards, and deliver predictive analytics to support senior leadership decisions.

The role is hybrid with team meetings in Newport and occasional travel for collaboration. Strong SQL, Python and Power BI skills are essential, along with experience in Azure data environments.