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IBM CIC delivers deep technical and industry expertise to clients across the UK. A career in IBM CIC means working with visionaries to advance hybrid cloud and AI for leading companies. Your impact is facilitated by our partner ecosystem and technology portfolio.

We Offer

  • Training from classroom to e‑learning, mentoring, and certification programs.
  • Promotion opportunities to grow your career.
  • Annual feedback checkpoints.
  • Diversity & Inclusion through policies, employee champion teams, and support networks.
  • Innovation culture where your ideas are welcomed.
  • Peer‑to‑peer appreciation and manager recognition.
  • Work‑life balance tools: flexible working, sabbatical, paid paternity/maternity leave, and a maternity returner scheme.
  • Benefits: 25 days holiday + public holidays, online shopping discounts, Employee Assistance Program, personal pension plan with 5% of base salary paid monthly.

Your Role And Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead cutting‑edge advanced analytics solutions for complex business problems.
  • Mentor junior data engineers and support their professional development.
  • Perform statistical analysis, data collection, data mining, and text mining.
  • Design, build, and manage solutions for advanced analytics projects.
  • Utilize predictive analytics tools (SPSS) to draw conclusions and present findings.
  • Stay abreast of emerging analytics trends and technologies, driving innovation within the organization.

Preferred Education Bachelor’s Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

  • Extensive experience with data engineering principles and advanced analytics techniques.
  • Proficiency in programming languages: Python, R, SQL.
  • Experience with data manipulation and analysis tools: Pandas, NumPy, Dask.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills.
  • Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Eligibility requires a valid right to work in the UK, no visa sponsorship, continuous UK residency for 10 years, and a UK government security clearance.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

  • Experience with machine learning frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit‑learn.
  • Familiarity with big data technologies: Hadoop, Spark.
  • Background in data science, IT consulting, or a related field.
  • AWS Certified Big Data or equivalent.


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