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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Scientist Manager - **Company:** Kainos - **Location:** Ferndown, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Tensorflow, Search Technologies, Software Construction, Systems Architecture, Reinforcement Learning, Data Storage Technologies, Pytorch, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Scikit Learn, Information Technology, Xgboost, Virtual Agents, GPT, Software Library, Unsupervised Learning - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/data-manager/kainos-software-ltd-job107796020 ## About the Role * A minimum of a 2.1 degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Statistics or in a similar quantitative field. * Proven experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high quality AI/ML solutions. * Demonstrable experience of technical leadership for AI delivery including architecture, product design principles and engineering excellence. * Have a deep understanding and developing of AI/ML models, including time series, supervised/unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning and LLMs. * Experience with the latest AI engineering approaches such as prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and agentic AI. * Strong Python skills with a grounding in software engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, code reviews etc). * Expertise in data engineering for AI: handling large-scale, unstructured, and multimodal data. * Understanding of responsible AI principles, model interpretability and ethical considerations. * Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead client projects, manage C-level stakeholders and establish requirements/architecture concepts. * We are passionate about developing people, you will bring experience in managing, coaching and developing junior members of a team and wider community. DESIRABLE: * Demonstrable experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow), fine-tuning or distillation of LLMs (e.g. GPT, Llama, Claude, Gemini), machine learning libraries (e.g. scikit-learn, XGBoost). * Experience with data storage for AI, vector databases, semantic search and knowledge graphs. * Actively contributes to open-source AI projects, research publications and industry events/websites. * Familiarity with AI security, privacy, and compliance standards e.g. ISO42001. ## Description As a Data Scientist Manager at Kainos, you'll be responsible for successful delivery of advanced AI solutions leveraging state-of-the-art machine learning, generative and agentic AI technologies. You will drive the adoption of modern AI development and scalable cloud-native architectures. Your role will involve technical leadership, engaging with senior stakeholders to agree architectural principles, strategic direction and system architecture. As a technical leader within Kainos and wider industry, you will foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence. You will manage, coach and develop a team, with a focus on development of standards and policies, enduring customer relationships and embedding commercial acumen. You will also provide direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together. ## Related Videos - [Developer Experience, Platform Engineering and AI powered Apps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/990-developer-experience-platform-engineering-and-ai-powered-apps) - [Photonic Computing: Programming a New Class of AI Accelerators (incl. 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