Job Description
Our Data Team is made up of 50+ people, covering data engineering, data science, and data architecture specialisms.
The team works with a range of public and private sector clients, building production grade cloud solutions focussed on streaming, graph, big data, and data science use cases.
You will work with an exciting range of clients, helping them to strategically extract value from their data through the delivery of hands-on machine learning projects and data science innovation.
Job Description
Due to the nature of the client engagements, every employee needs to be able to achieve Security Clearance. This means that you need to have the right to take up employment within the UK, do not have or require any visa to work, and have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years without any gap(s) totalling more than 6 months.
As an employer we believe in facilitating a flexible work pattern whilst taking into consideration operational requirements, client and individual needs. We are proud of our hybrid work pattern that typically sees employees in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week.
You should be able to easily commute to our London office. For some roles/projects, travel to the clients offices will be required and the frequency is often determined by the client.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the success of 6point6. We welcome applicants with different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds, and are proud to have an organisational culture where employees can bring their authentic selves to work.
We are a diverse group of people with a broad range of technical and commercial skills. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional work to clients and have fostered a happy, supportive and collaborative environment to enable us to do this effectively.
Our team is committed to putting its people first. We offer a flexible approach to working. This enables our employees to have a fulfilling career without having to compromise on personal responsibilities, pursuits or ambitions.
Key responsibilities of the role are summarised below:
Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms for structured data
Be a source of expertise for unstructured data science knowledge including video, image and audio
Leading and/or developing creative solutions to problems using machine learning techniques and MLOps practice
Keeping up to date with current high impact work in the machine learning field, specialising in one area such as deep learning
Innovating with new ideas and providing thought leadership on client projects
Communicating findings, results or proposals internally and externally (presentation and documentation)
Identifying and helping address gaps in knowledge in the AI team and within project work
Qualifications
We will need you to have experience in:
Apply statistics, probability and machine learning techniques to structured data to derive insights
Using traditional and deep learning methods to solve image related problems e.g. classification of x-rays, deep fake classification and synthetic image generation
Prior experience running data science projects, and an appreciation of the associated risks
Advanced level of Python (including mastery of syntax, an understanding of functional programming concepts and strong debugging skills)
Experience using numerical/language libraries for data science like tensorflow, pytorch or spacy
Strong understanding of approaches to problem solving using statistical methods or modelling
Experience of working in a collaborative, agile team environment with a focus on continuous knowledge sharing
Great interpersonal skills and an ability to build strong working relationships with our internal and external clients
It would also be great if you could bring any of the following skills with you:
Experience developing and mentoring junior staff
A track record of contributions to the data community
Experience in deploying machine learning models
Ability to translate paper to code
Comfortable using the cloud for data processing and machine learning projects
Additional Information
Who are 6point6, part of Accenture?
Now part of Accenture, 6point6 drives the right change in every organisation through the positive impact of technology. Leading with strategy, architecture, and design, we connect cloud, data, and cyber to engineer and deliver large-scale, complex transformations across public and private sectors.
We help organisations realise the value of their business strategy, allowing them to engage in a more meaningful way with their end customers. Our clients work with us because they know for us it’s never just about the project at hand. It’s about creating lasting partnerships built on trust and enabling their long-term success.
We have lead offices in central London and Manchester, as well as access to other Accenture office locations around the UK.
Why us?
6point6 strives to create and maintain a work environment in which people are treated with dignity, decency and respect. We champion diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. A number of employee-led groups work with us to create a unique, fun and fulfilling environment that contributes positively to our culture and our corporate social responsibility commitments.
We are fully committed to hiring, developing and retaining the best people and operate a zero tolerance culture towards any discrimination.
Irrespective of your needs, and no matter how small, please let the Recruitment Team know if there are any ways that we can support you during the hiring process.
From health and wellness to lifestyle and finances, we have your best interests at heart.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes all the standard offerings you’d expect like company bonus plan, pension, private medical, life assurance and income protection. Employee wellbeing is also of the utmost importance to us and we have many benefits supporting wellbeing including an employee assistance programme, life coaching, a cycle to work scheme with bike storage and much more.
Our Values
Our people shape our culture and our values are embedded into everything we do.
HUMAN: We celebrate our differences and bring our authentic selves to work. We are one, inclusive, team.
DEDICATED: We are dedicated to each other, our clients and to our profession. We care.
HONEST: We embrace transparency, act with integrity and encourage everyone to speak openly.
BRAVE: We empower each other to make bold decisions, to take ownership and to challenge with respect.
We are a disability confident committed employer.
If you have access requirements and would like to discuss with us, please contact us:recruitment@6point6.co.uk