Data Scientist - Maritime Technology

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£105,000 / year
CATEGORY
Data & Analytics
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SKILLS

Python SQL AWS scikit-learn TensorFlow/PyTorch pandas time-series analysis geospatial data analysis

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Global is seeking a Data Scientist - Maritime Technology to join their team in London (Hybrid). This full-time, mid-senior level role offers a yearly salary of £85,000 - £105,000.

About the Company

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Global is the leader in maritime intelligence, protecting clients’ business interests and assets through high-performance, cyber-secure solutions. Offices in London, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Panama.

The Opportunity

As a Data Scientist, you will build advanced analytical, machine learning, and agentic AI solutions that power [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s maritime intelligence products. You will work with rich time-series and geospatial datasets (AIS, RF, weather/ocean models) and contribute to the AI/ML roadmap.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s AI/ML roadmap and strategy.
  • Develop and deploy ML and agentic AI use cases on maritime datasets.
  • Perform feature engineering and model experimentation using Python and Spark.
  • Work with Data Engineers to productionise models in AWS.
  • Support design and validation of data quality and reconciliation logic.
  • Validate, monitor, and improve model performance.
  • Analyse and explain AI/ML solutions to stakeholders.
  • Document models and experiments.
  • Support analytics and BI teams with advanced modelling.

Required Skills

  • 4+ years Data Scientist experience, ideally in maritime or geospatial domains.
  • Strong Python programming skills.
  • Strong SQL skills.
  • Experience with scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch, pandas, NumPy, SciPy.
  • Experience with time-series and/or geospatial data.
  • Experience in AWS environments (S3, Glue, EMR/Databricks, SageMaker).
  • Notebook-driven development and Git workflows.
  • Solid foundation in statistics and ML evaluation.
  • Strong communication skills.

Additional Skills (Nice to Have)

  • LLMs, NLP, agentic AI (Hugging Face).
  • Spark/PySpark.
  • BI platforms (QuickSight, Tableau).
  • ML/AI Ops practices.
  • Maritime intelligence, AIS, RF, NWP data.
  • Real-time analytics platforms.
  • Additional languages (Scala, R, Java, C++).

Education & Certifications

Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or related; or Master’s in Data Science, AI. Cloud certifications (AWS preferred) are an advantage.

Benefits

  • Hybrid/Flexible working
  • Private healthcare, Dental, Optical
  • Salary sacrifice schemes, Gym and wellness
  • Childcare vouchers, Buy/Sell holidays
  • Cycle to work scheme, Medicash health plan
  • Home and tech scheme
  • Life insurance (3x salary)
  • Employee assistance program
  • 25 days annual leave, 5 wellbeing days
  • Volunteering leave (2 days/year)
  • 5% matching pension
  • Unlimited learning and development
  • Refer-a-friend recruitment bonus

Location & Salary

Department: Data, Location: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] UK (Hybrid), Salary: £85,000 - £105,000 per year.

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