Senior Technologist
Hybrid
Manchester, United Kingdom
Freelance
13-03-2025
Job Specifications
Please note that this is a Fixed Term Contract until September 2025 and the advert will close at 00:01 on Friday 21 March and therefore we advise getting your application in by no later than midnight on Thursday 20 March.
About Ofcom
Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day. We make sure people get the best from their broadband, home phone and mobile services, as well as keeping an eye on TV and radio.
Our culture is clear – we live by our values: Empowerment; Excellence; Collaboration; Agility and Respect. These define how we work to deliver our purpose, now and in the future. The behaviours which support these values set the path for a fully inclusive and innovative culture at Ofcom.
We focus not only on what we do, but how we do it. We pride ourselves on being an organisation of people who genuinely care about helping others.
About the Team
The Data and Information team was established to lead Ofcom's transformation into a data- and insight-driven organisation. The team provide expertise to policy and corporate colleagues in data science, machine learning and data engineering. They also lead work to ensure Ofcom manages its data, information and records appropriately and support the wider community of colleagues in the Data Profession.
Purpose of the Role
We are looking for data talent to join the Data Science and Machine Learning team to act as the product owner of some of or data products and prototyping work. DIT is a central team that supports all areas of Ofcom’s regulatory work, assisting and working alongside colleagues across the organisation to ensure that data and evidence underpin the wide variety of work that we do.
You will get the opportunity to apply a broad range of methods to many different, real-world problems. For example, by undertaking proof of concepts to explore the application of deep learning for using natural language processing to understand issues affecting consumers in support of policy development, or developing new ways to visualize and enable users to interact with data. One of the major applications being using large language models to process text in various documentations across the organization or from sources available online.
The team also leads on developing and sharing insights on methods, tools and processes in support of the data and research community across Ofcom. Collaborating with our stakeholders and external organisations continually develop our understanding of the areas in which we work and the methods and technologies we can apply.
Your key responsibilities
Work with stakeholders and product managers in policy areas and act as the technical expert and product owner to map out implementation plans
Engage with stakeholders to capture needs and map them out into features and roadmaps
Develop the implementation roadmap along with epics and task tickets for data products
Implement Power BI, Microsoft Azure, LLM and Machine Learning solutions in a hands on way and guide other junior developers through the same process
Promote data science, machine learning and NLP skills and inspire best practice in other teams, building an understanding the variety of methods and seeking opportunities to innovate in what we do
Lead the development of credible data solutions from a range of data sources and use best practices to generate accurate, reproducible work in an agile way
Explore and visualise data to present a story in a meaningful way and communicate insights to a range of technical and non-technical audiences with impact
Maintain your skills and knowledge on the latest tools and techniques used in natural language processing and foundation models and related concepts
Provide methodological and technical advice and guidance to early career data scientists
Contribute to the continuous development of our data science workflow and processes so that we work effectively an innovatively
Ensure compliance with relevant data and information security principles
Apply project management skills to translate business requirements into actionable projects, then independently manage time, resources and stakeholders throughout the project life cycle
Support colleagues in engagement with external stakeholders on data an analytical related topics
The skills, knowledge and experience you will need for success
You will need to demonstrate knowledge or experience of:
A range of appropriate data and analytic tools (such as Python, R, Power BI, Azure ML, Azure Databricks, or equivalent), and cloud computing environments
Knowledge of working with LLMs including building LLM prompting systems, RAG and multi agent systems and libraries like pytorch, transformers and langchain
Broad experience of a number of different data science and machine learning methods, their appropriate application, strengths and limitations. (For example, but not limited to: data exploration, statistical modelling, automation, NLP, clustering/segmentation, anomaly detection, visualisation etc)
Applying scientific methods through experimental design, exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing to reach robust conclusions, including reviewing the work of others
Agile and scrum practices like epics, tickets, experience of working with product manager and product owners
Other skills
Building Solutions: Translating complex business problems into analytical projects, then delivering impactful data or analysis with tangible outcomes
Empowering Development: Developing the data community, including through support and development of junior staff and others’ projects
Articulating Ideas: Strong interpersonal skills and evidence of ability to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders, both internally and externally, to communicate technical concepts and analytical results across organisational and technical boundaries
Harmonising Work: Working as part of a team, and independently, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability, and supporting a culture of collaboration and trust
Qualifications
Degree in a numerate discipline, computer science or equivalent which demonstrates core statistical skills, such as Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics (this is not a definitive list).
Experience in data science or equivalent role
At Ofcom we prioritise inclusive and diverse recruitment in order to truly reflect the society we represent.
Where positions are listed as full time, we remain open to reduced hours, part-time arrangements, job shares and other flexible working options from day one of employment. We warmly welcome applications from candidate returning to work after a break – for whatever reason.
As a disability confident employer, we offer interviews to any disabled applicant who meet essential criteria for advertised roles. Learn more about the scheme here.
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About the Company
Ofcom is the UK's communications regulator. We make sure people get the best from their home phone and mobile services, as well as keeping an eye on TV, radio and on-demand content. We also ensure people don’t get scammed and are protected from bad practice. We also oversee the universal postal service, and the airwaves used by wireless devices. Right now, technology is changing how people work, interact and enjoy themselves. Much of our work is focused on making sure everybody has access to the communications technolog... Know more
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