DV Data ScientistLocation: RAF Wyton, Huntingdon (45 days onsite)Clearance: Active DV EssentialContract: 12 months Inside IR35 (extension likely up to 3 years) or Permanent roleRate: Negotiable
Programme Overview
Arqtech Search is supporting a defence delivery partner on a secure data transformation programme within an RAF operational environment. The programme focuses on designing, sustaining and evolving secure data platforms that underpin intelligence, surveillance and operational decision-support capabilities. The Data Scientist will play a critical role in delivering resilient, maintainable, and scaleable AI solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve the AS AI computer vision model operating in production.
• Support and manage the COTS model to ensure consistent performance.
• Expand the solutions functionality through ongoing development, introducing additional features and new use cases.
• Uphold adherence to security, ethical, and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver AI solutions that are robust, maintainable, and scalable.

Required Skills

• Programming: Advanced proficiency in Python.
• ML Engineering & MLOps: Hands-on experience with widely used ML tooling (e.g., MLflow, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes).
• CI/CD & DevOps: Familiarity with CI/CD workflows and automation tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins) for streamlined deployments.
• Data Engineering Fundamentals: Knowledge of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, data warehousing, and streaming architectures.
• System Architecture: Experience designing and implementing scalable, cloud-native pipelines and systems.

Due to nature of this work, active DV clearance is essential and 5 days per week are required on-site in RAF Wyton for a 9 day condensed working week (every other Friday off).We cannot consider candidates who do not currently hold an active DV clearance.