Senior Machine Learning Engineer

at  Crown Commercial Service

ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT DATA AND INSIGHTS, BUILDING SKILLS, AND EMBEDDING BEST PRACTICE AT CCS IN THIS FIELD?

Do you excel at helping stakeholders identify cases where machine learning models can add real value and then develop these models?

TEAM SUMMARY

The Data Engineering team is responsible for designing, building and managing the processes by which data comes into and flows through the organisation based on Cloud and API first principles through the use of the Microsoft Azure platform.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Collaboration: Work closely with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to translate prototypes into new products, services, and features.
• Develop machine learning models and algorithms, managing the full lifecycle of model development, from design to deployment, management and iteration.
• Optimisation: Continually improve ongoing reporting and analysis processes, and drive the automation of these processes. Identify optimisation opportunities and enhancements in workflows.
• Problem-Solving: Effectively contribute to the delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder projects that span functions.
• Creating, maintaining, and improving GitHub repositories for smooth and effective team collaboration.
• Collaborate with our data scientists and engineers to develop, implement, and maintain robust machine learning systems.
• Use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools. Examples including;
• AWS & Azure
• Python & SQL
• Terraform (and other modern programming languages)
• Review the system designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Stakeholder engagement

Benefits
Alongside your salary of £57,954, Crown Commercial Service contributes £16,789 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

As a Machine Learning Engineer here at CCS, you will be an influential contributor, collaborating with stakeholders at all levels to deliver meaningful insights and drive data-driven decision-making. You will join our organisation at an exciting time, playing a key role in developing and deploying advanced analytical models and artificial intelligence tools to;

• inform strategic products and services decisions
• support public sector organisations to access and use our services more effectively
• enable our colleagues to focus on value add activitie