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Data Science Platform Engineer
Full time
Derby/ Hybrid

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Data Science Platform Engineer to join our team in Derby.

Work with us and we'll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

You will be part of the in-house Data Science team who support the organisation to address the most critical engineering and business challenges, by working with the data around us to provide insights and unlock value. The team uses a dedicated platform based on cutting-edge technologies and tools to solve data science and data engineering problems by collaborating closely with stakeholders from across the business and external partners.

1. Design, develop and evaluate innovative models for predictive learning, visual analytics, data insight and statistical inference.
2. Use all available data, undertaking data discovery and exploration to identify opportunities, develop strategies and techniques to improve results.
3. Use data driven insights to help influence how the organisation approaches engineering and business challenges.
4. Translate technical details, observations and results into business language and effectively communicate to the business and customers making use of available technologies such as those available through Azure.
5. Protect the Company's interests in method development and application when interfacing with various scenarios, customers, partners or suppliers according to global codes of conduct.
6. Engage with project owners regularly to review project results, improve quality and satisfy all project requirements, while following our internal Data Science process.

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

1. Academically strong with a Masters' degree/PhD in a strong quantitative discipline such as Maths, Statistics or Computer Science, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in data science/numerical/analytical analysis.
2. Experienced with Predictive Analytics, Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning algorithms and an understanding of the mathematical underpinnings of the techniques.
3. Experienced coder (ideally Python, Pyspark and SQL) and relevant DS and analytics packages such as sklearn, pytorch, etc.
4. Cloud technology experience, ideally Microsoft Azure (desirable).
5. Experience in the use of current analytical and big data platforms and technologies, such as Databricks and Azure Machine Learning (desirable).
6. Knowledge of visualisation platforms such as Power BI and Tableau would also be beneficial.
7. Good ability to interpret complex business requirements, translate into analytical problems and deliver high-quality outputs.
8. Proactive, persistent, customer-focused skilled communicator with a high level of self-motivation, initiative and able to both stand-alone and engage with colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Staff Grade 7-10.

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here at Our people | Rolls-Royce.

Grade: SNBG 7-10
For more information please contact: Aaron Thoresen-Davidson
Closing Date: 03rd April 2025

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03 Apr 2025