Job description
Technical Lead - Data Science & Engineering
Hybrid - Two Days a week
Competitive salary + benefits
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technical Lead to drive innovation across data science and engineering initiatives within a growing and forward-thinking software provider. You'll play a key role in shaping a unified data platform and delivering high-impact machine learning and data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments. This is a hands-on leadership role, combining deep technical expertise with mentoring and cross-functional collaboration.
What You'll Be Doing:
1. Architect and scale a modern data platform and DaaS (Data-as-a-Service) infrastructure
2. Lead and mentor a team of data scientists and engineers across multiple projects
3. Oversee the deployment and monitoring of machine learning models in production
4. Define coding standards and implement best practices in CI/CD, MLOps, and API delivery
5. Collaborate with business, product, and engineering teams to align data strategy with commercial goals
6. Champion data governance, security, and compliance throughout the data lifecycle
7. Evaluate and introduce new technologies to enhance performance, scalability, and maintainability
What We're Looking For:
8. Extensive experience in data science, machine learning engineering, or data platform architecture
9. Proven leadership within technical teams, ideally in cloud-first environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
10. Proficiency in Python, SQL, and cloud-native data tools
11. Solid understanding of MLOps, including model lifecycle management (e.g. MLflow), containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and monitoring
12. Experience delivering Data-as-a-Service products and APIs
13. Excellent communication skills - able to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
14. Strong grounding in data governance, security, and privacy standards
15. Degree (or higher) in a relevant field such as Data Science, Computer Science, or Statistics
Desirable:
16. Familiarity with both object-oriented and functional programming paradigms
Why Join?
You'll be joining a values-led organisation with a strong focus on inclusion, innovation, and collaboration. The company is investing heavily in its data capabilities, offering you the opportunity to influence technical strategy, mentor others, and build cutting-edge solutions in a supportive, forward-looking environment.