Lead Data Scientist
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Performance related bonus |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1QH |
| Company: | SSE |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 548631_1712835812 |
Summary
SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.
Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.
Base Location: Havant or Reading
Salary: £competitive + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, well-being and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
About the RoleThis position sits within the Data Science team in TD&D (Technology, Digital & Data) supporting SSEN Distribution across a number of core uses cases including, facilitating & supporting the transition to net zero, assisting the delivery of the ED2 (Electricity Distribution 2) agreed business plan, driving efficiency savings via the use of automation/machine learning & insight & building market leading machine learning technology solutions to drive best in class service to our customers.
As a Lead Data Scientist, you'll help to drive innovation and the usage of machine learning technology to support key business use cases, leveraging the Azure platform, Python, Data-bricks, SQL, DevOps & geospatial data to create end to end products to support key products.
As a lead role, you will have end to end product life-cycle ownership & will be responsible for driving projects to completion - alongside this engagement with key business stakeholders & responsibility for team mentoring & development of the trainee & more junior data science resources.
Key responsibilities for this role will include:
- Support the adoption of machine learning products across the wider SSEN business, with products such as fault volume forecasting, high resolution weather data insights & the network load model.
- Create sustainable solutions & working with our data quality/governance teams & ensuring compliance to data security & GDPR.
- Leveraging advances in AI/ML technology to work alongside the Data science team to create a series of prototype products in the field of generative AI (ChatGPT).
- Driving adoption of best practice (DevOps, Repo, version control) across the wider data science & data team, through the use of demos & technology exploration.
- Keeping up to date with newly available technology, applications & cloud enhancements - feeding opportunities back to the broader team.
- Driving down platform usage costs through innovation, optimization, value focus decision making & supporting the training & development of existing resource & future on-boarding of junior team members.
What do I need?To to be successful in this role, we would love you to have:
- Extensive experience with the Microsoft Azure platform, Python, Databricks, SQL, Geospatial tools, Azure DevOps, use of repo, data factory & pipeline creation. With machine learning experiencing on the Microsoft Azure platform, AutoML, Python.
- Excellent communication & stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive value via end to end ownership of business use cases related problems.
- Early experience of new tech - such as NLP & generative AI (familiarity with potential use cases, value & concerns - ethical AI, information security).
- Extensive experience working at a lead level within a data science team is desirable.
About our BusinessSSE IT underpins the technology needs of all the different businesses that make up the SSE group. From emerging technologies to data and analytics to cyber security - we power SSE's growth and enable it to generate value, while keeping it secure. As a trusted business partner that helps SSE lead in a low carbon world, we are proud of our service. Working for SSE IT is all about equipping SSE for now and the future.
What's in it for you?We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.
All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Laura on 01738 341814.
Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.