Data Scientist
Posted 1 day ago by IO Associates
£550 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
England, UK
Summary: The role of Data Scientist/Data Engineer involves joining a cutting-edge tech business to build a next-generation data platform. This hands-on position requires close collaboration with the CTO to design and deliver end-to-end data pipelines and advanced AI capabilities. The candidate will be responsible for ingesting and transforming unstructured data and embedding machine learning and NLP into a cloud-native architecture. This is a high-impact role that influences technical direction and addresses complex data challenges from the outset.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver end-to-end data pipelines and advanced AI-driven capabilities.
- Ingest and transform unstructured data.
- Build scalable data pipelines.
- Embed machine learning, NLP, and semantic search into a modular architecture.
- Shape core architecture and influence technical direction.
- Work on complex data and AI challenges.
Key Skills:
- Strong Python for data processing, pipelines, and ML integration.
- Experience building end-to-end data pipelines (ETL/ELT, orchestration).
- Solid knowledge of SQL & NoSQL databases (data lakes, metadata, graph models).
- Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Experience with distributed data processing (Spark/Flink).
- Foundations in machine learning/NLP (embeddings, summarisation, vector search).
- Containerised environments using Docker & Kubernetes.
- Strong focus on data quality, security & scalability.
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Tittle: Data Scientist/Data Engineer
Rate: £450-£550 Outside IR35
Contract duration: 3 months (Initially)
Start date: January start date!
I'm working with a cutting-edge tech business building a next-generation data platform, and they're looking for a Data Scientist/Data Engineer to join at a critical early stage. This is a hands-on role working closely with the CTO, owning the design and delivery of end-to-end data pipelines and advanced AI-driven capabilities.
You'll be responsible for ingesting and transforming unstructured data, building scalable pipelines, and embedding machine learning, NLP, and semantic search into a modular, cloud-native architecture.
Key skills required:
- Strong Python for data processing, pipelines, and ML integration
- Experience building end-to-end data pipelines (ETL/ELT, orchestration)
- Solid knowledge of SQL & NoSQL databases (data lakes, metadata, graph models)
- Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience with distributed data processing (Spark/Flink)
- Foundations in machine learning/NLP (embeddings, summarisation, vector search)
- Containerised environments using Docker & Kubernetes
- Strong focus on data quality, security & Scalability
This is a high-impact role where you'll shape core architecture, influence technical direction, and work on genuinely complex data and AI challenges from day one.
Our client has a 1 stage interview process and will interview this week for the right candidate!
If you're interested in this role, or know someone who would be, then please contact a. methula@io associates.co. uk with your updated CV.
