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Data Scientist (HS)

IBM
Leicester
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At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for innovative and valuable companies. You will deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients using the latest technology platforms. You’ll be encouraged to reinvent yourself with in-demand skills and work with diverse teams to create creative solutions that impact a wide network of clients who may be at their site or at one of our CIC or IBM locations.

We offer opportunities for growth and development in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.


We Offer
  • Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry-recognized certifications
  • Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to help you drive and develop your career with us
  • Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
  • Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through policies, processes and support networks
  • A culture where ideas for growth and innovation are welcome
  • Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation and manager-to-employee recognition
  • Tools and policies to support work-life balance, including flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave, and a maternity returners scheme
  • Traditional benefits such as 25 days holiday (plus public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of base salary contributed by us monthly

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a Data Scientist in Artificial Intelligence, you’ll bring enthusiasm and growing skills to the team, contributing to the development of innovative AI solutions. You’ll work with experienced professionals, learning and growing as you tackle cognitive computing challenges.

Responsibilities
  • Support the design, development, and deployment of AI solutions using cutting-edge technologies, with a strong focus on foundation models and large language models
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and define cognitive computing strategies
  • Contribute to exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and model selection for structured and unstructured data
  • Gain experience with tools like Github Copilot and Amazon Code Whisperer
  • Participate in the full AI project lifecycle, from research and prototyping to deployment and ongoing maintenance

Join our team and contribute to the development of groundbreaking AI solutions that drive business success. If you’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence and enjoy solving complex problems, we’d love to hear from you.


Education and Experience

Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree


Required Technical And Professional Expertise
  • Experience with Generative AI models
  • Knowledge of cloud services - ideally AWS and/or Azure
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Foundational knowledge of data science principles and AI techniques
  • Proficiency in Python and familiarity with AI frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
  • Basic understanding of foundation models and large language models
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work independently and learn from senior team members

Additional Eligibility

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for eligibility you must have the valid right to work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorship and have no plans to do so. You must be a UK resident and have lived in the UK for the last 5 consecutive years. You must be able to hold or obtain UK government security clearance.


Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
  • Basic experience with generative AI models
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Understanding of modern UI frameworks (Backbone.js, AngularJS, React.js, Ember.js, Bootstrap, JQuery)
  • Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (SQL, Postgres, DB2, MongoDB)

Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type
  • Full-time

Job function
  • Engineering and Information Technology

Industries
  • IT Services and IT Consulting

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