Do you have experience of providing Data Scientist expertise, on an AI/Machine Learning project?
This consulting opportunity is to support our client, a leading Financial Services company, to deliver models, documentation and associated productionised services.
The project needs a consultant who:
- Has 3-5 years’ experience and can design and develop AI / ML based solutions
- Has excellent knowledge of Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn): For data wrangling, modelling, and feature engineering
- Has working knowledge of SQL, for querying structured data sources
- Has experience of Model Development & Validation
- Has experience of Machine Learning Deployment.
Key services:
The key services that you will be asked to provide are:
- Design and develop AI / ML based solutions
- Work with other data scientists to build and deploy production-level solutions
- Troubleshoot and debug code
- Work with other teams to understand and solve business problems.
Mandatory Requirements:
Successful consultants will be able to demonstrate experience in the following:
- Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn): For data wrangling, modelling, and feature engineering
- SQL: For querying structured data sources
- Model Development & Validation: Experience with classification, unsupervised learning (e.g. outlier detection), and ranking models
- Machine Learning Deployment: Familiarity with containerised deployment (e.g. Podman, SageMaker, DSW pipelines)
- Version Control (Git): To maintain reproducible and collaborative workflows
- Time-Series Analysis: To assess risk trends over financial years
- Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA): To spot early signals or risk clusters
Optional Requirements:
It will also be advantageous if you have:
- Experience of Rank Aggregation/Ensemble Techniques: Understanding methods like Robust Rank Fusion (RRF)
- Experience of Model Explainability Tools: e.g. SHAP, LIME to support interpretability
- Experience with Model Monitoring & Drift Detection
- Experience in RegTech/FinCrime/Data-led Supervision Projects.
Working Pattern: Hybrid (2 days per week in London office)
Contract Type: Inside IR35
Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 months