Data Scientist â€" Lead Data Scientist, Analytics & Cognitive, Consulting, Belfast

Job Description

Your opportunityTake your career to the next level by joining one of the worlds best and most recognized professional services firms. Within Deloittes Analytics and Cognitive service offering, we imagine, deliver and run innovative solutions to help our clients solve complex challenges and maximize the value of their data. At Deloitte, you will be able to build your career, access the best training and learning opportunities, and develop new skills and hone existing ones. We work for a huge variety of interesting, international, and world-leading clients on exciting next generation technology-enabled projects. We are looking for candidates at all levels of experience across Data, Engineering and Cloud expertise to join us, working in fast-paced teams with other highly talented, fun and motivated colleagues. We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss with us. You will be part of the following wider group within our Consulting portfolio offerings: Strategy, Analytics and M&A How do you make intelligent, future-proof decisions in a world where change is the one constant Thats exactly what youll help our clients to do. Youll build trusted relationships with business stakeholders - and use the most exciting new technologies available - to create data-driven programmes that transform their organisations. Your advice will help clients position their organisations to succeed in an ever-evolving marketplace. We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss with us. Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of 2 years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application. Data Science & Engineering At Deloitte, we are seeking new talent to join our multidisciplinary Data Science and Data Engineering team. Our goal is to help our clients to drive innovation and insight from their data, using cutting edge Data Science and Machine Learning techniques, and Digital Transformation. We deliver this through a combination of: • Advanced Data Analytics & Visualisation - helping organisations understand and gain knowledge from their data • Innovative Solutions - engineering innovative A.I. and machine learning driven IT solutions from initial proof-of-concept to large scale production services. • Leveraging public cloud services, in particular Azure and AWS. • Business transformation - upskilling and transforming businesses so that they can continue to innovate and leverage advanced analytics and A.I. techniques in a self-sufficient and sustainable manner. Potential candidates should have a passion for data, a strong background in either data science (including statistical analysis) or data engineering (e.g. relational and/or NoSQL databases), and a willingness to pick up new skills and work across a variety of projects with clients spanning multiple industries. Candidates will be considered for Analyst to Manager grades based on experience. Your work, your choice At Deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk. We carefully consider agile ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our clients. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you. Location: Your home office is in Belfast, but this client-facing role provides lots of opportunity for travel in the UK and overseas. Work pattern: This is a permanent full-time role. Your professional experience Our consultants work in a variety of projects to solve clients toughest data problems by combining industry experience, consulting and analytical skills to create a lasting impact. Our projects and clients vary greatly and your responsibilities will differ based on your level of experience/skillset and the focus of the client engagement, but within our Analytics & Cognitive Belfast practice, your role is likely to some or all of the following: Technical experience We are looking for candidates of all experience levels who are able to demonstrate skills and experience across some of the following areas. Core skills • Experience in data extraction and manipulation in SQL • Programming skills in Python, R, or Java • Experience in manipulation, cleansing and analysis of structured and unstructured / semi-structured data (e.g. raw text, json, xml) • Effective communication skills - able to communicate technical knowledge to users and business stakeholders Desirable Data Science & Analytics skills • Statistical Analysis & Modelling • Predictive Modelling, Regression and Classification techniques • Deep learning tools and techniques • Computer vision and/or Natural Language Processing (NLP) applications • Data Visualisation (e.g. using Python, Tableau, R Shiny) • Hands on experience developing with relevant Python toolkits or R equivalents e.g. • Jupyter Notebook, NumPy, pandas, Dask, Keras, TensorFlow Desirable Data Engineering skills • Knowledge of enterprise data architecture and data modelling • Relational database modelling including transactional systems and data warehousing • Big Data technologies, e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Hive • NoSQL databases e.g. MongoDB, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Graph databases • Experience working with Unix command line and shell scripting • Cloud Architecture or Engineering experience with emphasis on data and analytics services • Relevant certifications in Microsoft Azure or AWS • Knowledge of test driven development, DevOps and CI/CD best practices • Hands-on experience with microservice architectures and containerisation (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes) • Experience developing and working with REST APIs Your service line: Consulting Our people and the way we work are the two things that set us apart in the consulting universe. For us, collaboration is fundamental to success, along with an unrivalled depth and breadth of expertise. We work closely with our clients and each other, at every stage of every project, solving our clients trickiest problems with a mix of knowledge, creativity and intellectual rigour. A hugely diverse range of clients rely on us to deliver the kind of change that adds genuine, lasting value to their business. Personal independence Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of aud