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# Lead Data Scientist - Public Sector

- **Company:** Hackajob Ltd
- **Location:** Ashley, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Performance Tuning, Tensorflow, Search Technologies, Software Construction, Reinforcement Learning, Data Storage Technologies, Pytorch, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Scikit Learn, Information Technology, Xgboost, Virtual Agents, Software Library, Unsupervised Learning
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5858153186

## About the Role

* A minimum of a 2.1 degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Statistics, or a similar quantitative field.
 * Deep understanding and development experience with AI/ML models, including time series, supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, and LLMs.
 * Experience with modern 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, including CI/CD, testing, and code reviews.
 * Expertise in data engineering for AI, including 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 and establish requirements in non-technical language.
 * Experience managing, coaching, and developing junior team members and the wider community.
 * Active UK Government Security Clearance.
 * Desirable: demonstrable experience with modern deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, fine-tuning or distillation of LLMs, and machine learning libraries such as scikit-learn or XGBoost.
 * Desirable: experience with data storage for AI, vector databases, semantic search, and knowledge graphs.
 * Desirable: contributions to open-source AI projects or research publications.
 * Desirable: familiarity with AI security, privacy, and compliance standards such as ISO42001.

## Description

* Architect, design, and deliver advanced AI solutions leveraging machine learning, generative AI, and agentic AI technologies.
 * Drive adoption of modern AI frameworks, AIOps best practices, and scalable cloud-native architectures.
 * Provide hands-on technical leadership and collaborate with customers to translate business challenges into trustworthy AI solutions.
 * Ensure responsible AI practices throughout delivery.
 * Mentor team members and foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
 * Make sound, reasoned decisions in a fast-paced environment while learning new technologies and approaches.
 * Manage, coach, and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on performance management and career development.
 * Provide direction and leadership for the team as you solve challenging problems together.

Technologies:

 * Agentic AI
 * AI
 * AWS
 * Architect
 * CI/CD
 * Cloud
 * Fine-tuning
 * Support
 * Machine Learning
 * PyTorch
 * Python
 * RAG
 * Security
 * TensorFlow


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