Senior Data Science & AI Consultant

ROLE

We are looking for people that will help guide us in our growth and drive innovation. We need you to help us break and create the rules to continue to be a place admired for our people, culture and technical expertise - and to help us in being a place that everyone wants to work, and no one wants to leave!

The role will vary depending on the project but will primarily focus on the delivery of enterprise-level solutions in the Artificial Intelligence, Data Science / Machine Learning and Data Engineering arena. 

This is a client-facing position, so the ideal candidate must be comfortable speaking with clients and some occasional travel.

Our head office is in London, but we also have locations across the UK. Induction, training and company meets are typically done in either London or Farnham.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Working on projects that utilise the Microsoft Azure technology stack across domains such as AI, Data Engineering, Data Science & Machine Learning.
Satisfying the expectations and requirements of customers, both internal and external
Supporting others in their development
Contributing to the internal and external community

Qualifications

Industry experience in delivering Microsoft Azure solutions, with a good grounding in all associated areas
Proven written and spoken English
Strategic and operational decision-making skills
Outstanding interpersonal skills
Ability and attitude towards investigating and sharing new technologies
Ability to guide, direct or influence people
Ability to identify opportunities, issues and risks
Willingness to learn based on feedback
Able to help others develop
Ideally degree educated - computer science, data analysis, AI & Machine Learning etc
Microsoft certified (nice to have)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Peoples skills vary and that’s great because the role varies. You should be comfortable with at least 3 of the core technologies below and have an interest in at least 4 others within the core/supporting/principles. Current Microsoft / Databricks certifications are useful but not mandatory – we’ll help you get those!

Core:

Data Manipulation (SQL, Pandas, Pyspark)
Azure AI (Azure AI Foundry, AI Search, Document Intelligence, AI Services)
Data Science & Machine Learning (Databricks, Python, SKLearn, XGBoost, MLFlow, EDA)
Familiarity with LLMs (OpenAI, Prompt Engineering, LangChain)
Relevant Azure Data & Computation services (ADLS, ADF, Databricks, SQL Databases)

Supporting:

Azure ML Services
React / CSS / JavaScript
Azure infrastructure
R, Powershell
Kubernetes / Docker
Tensorflow / Pytorch

Principles:

Data Modelling
Data Science
Data Warehouse Theory
Data Architecture
Master Data Management

Key Words:

Azure - AI - Artificial Intelligence - ML - Machine Learning - Consultant - IT Consultancy - SQL - PySpark - Azure AI - AI Search - LLM - OpenAI - Data Science - Databricks - Python - AI Engineer - ML Engineer - AI Consultant - ML Consultant - Data Manipulation - SQL Databases

At Telefónica Tech, we believe inclusion is the bridge that empowers everyone to be their authentic selves. We celebrate and respect our differences because diversity drives innovation and makes us stronger.

Be yourself with us, and feel that you belong.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We are also committed to equity, accessible hiring practices, and creating an inclusive culture through many means including TogetHer (Women's network) and our Employee Resource Groups which include Diversity and Inclusion, Telefónica Tech Pride, Neurodiversity, ELEVATE (African and Caribbean heritage network), and Sustainability.

We don’t believe hiring is a tick box exercise, so if you feel that you don’t match the job description 100%, but would still be a great fit for role, please get in touch.

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