Strategic Principal Data Scientist — Defence AI

Userc Dehradun; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Faculty is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to lead high-impact AI delivery within our Defence team. You will own complex machine learning projects, set strategic direction, and mentor data scientists across ambitious initiatives.

Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC), with remote (UK) work and occasional travel to client sites. You will translate client challenges into technical roadmaps, write production-grade code, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to drive business value while

Qualifications

• Deep domain expertise within Defence or similar industries.
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues and leading teams.
• Broad knowledge of ML techniques including Generative AI and LLM-based apps.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow a strategic Defence ML portfolio.
• Translate client challenges into technical roadmaps and deliverables.
• Write production-grade, scalable code setting technical standards.
• Act as a technical authority on ML across Faculty.
• Collaborate with commercial and delivery teams to drive technical growth.
• Mentor data scientists through complex problem solving and execution.

Skills

Defence domain

Mentoring

ML techniques

Generative AI

Python

Code quality

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Python

Job description

Faculty is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to lead high-impact AI delivery within our Defence team. You will own complex machine learning projects, set strategic direction, and mentor data scientists across ambitious initiatives.

Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC), with remote (UK) work and occasional travel to client sites. You will translate client challenges into technical roadmaps, write production-grade code, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to drive business value while