Senior Data Scientist | Lead Data Scientist | Technical Lead | Python | ML | Data Engineering | Cloud | 2 Days a week central London | £85,000 base + 15% bonusI am currently working with a brilliant consultancy with deep expertise in their field of Data and Cyber Security solutions, predominantly with Central Government organisations but they also have strong ties with Defence and Telco. They have experienced impressive growth over the last few years and as a result they are involved in some of the most challenging yet rewarding large scale technical projects in the country.They are currently looking for a Senior/ Lead Data Scientist, this will be a blend of client facing skills aka, the ability to understand business problems, create a novel models/ solutions to help that client and communicate clearly with them the solution you have found, this combined with strong analytics/ machine learning skills and a base understanding of engineering principles is the core of the role. This role will focus on you being the main POC for major clients combined with technical leadership of the wider team across various projects.Key SkillsExcellent knowledge of Python and the supporting machine learning and analytics toolsHappy in a client facing capacity and able to relay complex solutions simply to the clients needsExperience managing client relationships, projects and technical teams essentialExperience with Public sector highly preferredExperience working with machine learning models.Experience with mainstream cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP preferredAn understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Docker and associated orchestration tools preferredNeed to be SC clearable (5 years in the UK without leaving for longer than 3 months) and willing to do so for this position, current or previous SC clearance preferredThis is a great opportunity working with some very interesting organisations and projects, for the right candidate this will be a rewarding position, please get in touch for more details if you think it fits your experience.