Senior Consultant, Data Science, Data & Analytics, Belfast

Senior Consultant, Data Science, Data & Analytics, Belfast

Location: Belfast

Requisition ID: 1516620

Data Analytics & AI – Data Science – Senior Consultant

General Information

Location: Belfast

Business Area: EY Data, Analytics & AI Ireland

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

EY exists to build a better working world, we empower our people by offering the culture, tech, teams, scale, challenges, learning, and the relationships for you to personalise and build your career, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

The Team and the opportunity

As part of our Data Analytics and AI team, the Data Scientist role is pivotal in enabling our clients to derive significant value from their information assets. We are looking for a Data Scientist who is passionate about leveraging data to solve complex problems and drive business outcomes.

You will play a key role in driving growth by developing new and existing client relationships and delivering first-class customer experience on high-profile engagements.

Your key responsibilities

• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop, test, and deploy advanced machine learning models, ensuring alignment with business objectives and seamless integration into client operations.
• Data Analysis: Analyse large and complex datasets to extract actionable insights, identifying trends, patterns, and anomalies that can inform business strategies.
• Data Pipeline Management: Design, implement, and maintain data pipelines that are critical for model training and deployment, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our data infrastructure.
• Communication: Effectively communicate complex analytical findings and model results to stakeholders, translating data-driven insights into business language that informs decision-making.
• Continuous Learning: Stay informed of the latest advancements in data science, ensuring our team remains at the cutting edge of the field.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Experience: 2-4 years of hands-on experience in building and deploying machine learning or deep learning models in real-world applications.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Python, SQL, and deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch. Experience with R is a nice-to-have.
• Foundational Knowledge: A strong foundation in statistics, mathematics, and programming is essential for success in this role.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Problem-Solving: Ability to translate business assumptions and rules into feature engineering and model explainability, addressing business problems with data-driven solutions.
• Collaborative Development: Work under the guidance of senior data scientists and solution architects to build models that align with strategic visions and client needs.

What working at EY offers:

We offer a competitive remuneration package, including support for flexible working and career development.

• Support and coaching from engaging colleagues
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, we’re using our expertise to build a better working world.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are committed to fostering an environment where all differences are valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.