Data Idols are working with a major UK brand embarking on an exciting transformation to embed AI at the heart of its technology strategy. This is a brand-new role, a chance to build and lead an AI Engineering function from the ground up within an established enterprise. The Opportunity You'll set the strategy and lead delivery for a new AI Engineering area, responsible for developing practical AI solutions, from agentic systems and intelligent agents to automation tools and advanced operational AI. You'll also drive the adoption of Gen AI and generative capabilities across the organisation, ensuring they are translated into real, scalable business impact. This is not a research role; it's about turning AI into real world value. You'll consolidate existing ML and AI Ops teams under one function, shaping how the organisation delivers, governs, and scales AI, including generative and agentic technologies, end to end. Skills and Experience Proven leadership experience in Gen AI delivery Hands on technical understanding of modern AI tooling, MLOps, and model deployment and generative/agentic AI frameworks Commercial mindset, experience bringing AI, including generative, use cases into production Strong communication skills and the ability to build and scale new teams Passion for AI innovation and keeping up with GenAI industry advances If you are looking for a new challenge, please submit your CV for initial screening and more details. Call now on or leave Courtney a message. A member of our team will be in touch shortly to arrange our chat.
Aug 21, 2026
Full time
Data Idols are working with a major UK brand embarking on an exciting transformation to embed AI at the heart of its technology strategy. This is a brand-new role, a chance to build and lead an AI Engineering function from the ground up within an established enterprise. The Opportunity You'll set the strategy and lead delivery for a new AI Engineering area, responsible for developing practical AI solutions, from agentic systems and intelligent agents to automation tools and advanced operational AI. You'll also drive the adoption of Gen AI and generative capabilities across the organisation, ensuring they are translated into real, scalable business impact. This is not a research role; it's about turning AI into real world value. You'll consolidate existing ML and AI Ops teams under one function, shaping how the organisation delivers, governs, and scales AI, including generative and agentic technologies, end to end. Skills and Experience Proven leadership experience in Gen AI delivery Hands on technical understanding of modern AI tooling, MLOps, and model deployment and generative/agentic AI frameworks Commercial mindset, experience bringing AI, including generative, use cases into production Strong communication skills and the ability to build and scale new teams Passion for AI innovation and keeping up with GenAI industry advances If you are looking for a new challenge, please submit your CV for initial screening and more details. Call now on or leave Courtney a message. A member of our team will be in touch shortly to arrange our chat.
Staff Software Security Engineer Salary: Up to £135,000 + Benefits Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office) We are currently looking for a Staff Software Security Engineer to join a fast-growing, innovative technology business operating at the forefront of AI and data-driven products. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly collaborative, engineering-led environment where security is viewed as a key enabler of innovation. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Staff Software Security Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation's security posture, working closely with software engineers, platform teams and technical leadership to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle. This is not a traditional SOC or operational security position. Instead, the Software Security Engineer will focus on securing applications, cloud infrastructure and development practices, helping the business build secure products at scale whilst influencing security strategy across the wider organisation. The Opportunity As the Staff Software Security Engineer, you'll work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure and cyber security, helping to build and maintain a secure by design culture across the business. Key responsibilities include: Driving application and product security initiatives across multiple engineering teams Conducting security reviews, threat modelling and risk assessments Implementing and improving vulnerability management processes Embedding security tooling into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows Partnering with developers to promote secure coding practices Reviewing cloud infrastructure and architecture from a security perspective Supporting incident response and remediation activities when required Defining and promoting security standards, policies and best practices Influencing technical decision making across engineering and leadership teams This role offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing technology organisation where security is a strategic priority rather than an afterthought. What's in it for you? Salary up to £135,000 Hybrid working model Opportunity to work on cutting edge AI and technology products High level of autonomy and influence Collaborative engineering culture Career progression opportunities as the business continues to scale Ongoing learning and professional development Pension scheme Generous holiday allowance Skills and Experience Commercial experience as a Security Engineer, Application Security Engineer, Product Security Engineer or DevSecOps Engineer Strong understanding of application security principles and secure software development practices Experience working closely with software engineering teams Hands on experience securing cloud environments (AWS, GCP or Azure) Experience with vulnerability management, threat modelling and security reviews Knowledge of CI/CD security and modern development practices Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Eligibility Please note that candidates must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this position.
Aug 20, 2026
Full time
Staff Software Security Engineer Salary: Up to £135,000 + Benefits Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office) We are currently looking for a Staff Software Security Engineer to join a fast-growing, innovative technology business operating at the forefront of AI and data-driven products. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly collaborative, engineering-led environment where security is viewed as a key enabler of innovation. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Staff Software Security Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation's security posture, working closely with software engineers, platform teams and technical leadership to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle. This is not a traditional SOC or operational security position. Instead, the Software Security Engineer will focus on securing applications, cloud infrastructure and development practices, helping the business build secure products at scale whilst influencing security strategy across the wider organisation. The Opportunity As the Staff Software Security Engineer, you'll work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure and cyber security, helping to build and maintain a secure by design culture across the business. Key responsibilities include: Driving application and product security initiatives across multiple engineering teams Conducting security reviews, threat modelling and risk assessments Implementing and improving vulnerability management processes Embedding security tooling into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows Partnering with developers to promote secure coding practices Reviewing cloud infrastructure and architecture from a security perspective Supporting incident response and remediation activities when required Defining and promoting security standards, policies and best practices Influencing technical decision making across engineering and leadership teams This role offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing technology organisation where security is a strategic priority rather than an afterthought. What's in it for you? Salary up to £135,000 Hybrid working model Opportunity to work on cutting edge AI and technology products High level of autonomy and influence Collaborative engineering culture Career progression opportunities as the business continues to scale Ongoing learning and professional development Pension scheme Generous holiday allowance Skills and Experience Commercial experience as a Security Engineer, Application Security Engineer, Product Security Engineer or DevSecOps Engineer Strong understanding of application security principles and secure software development practices Experience working closely with software engineering teams Hands on experience securing cloud environments (AWS, GCP or Azure) Experience with vulnerability management, threat modelling and security reviews Knowledge of CI/CD security and modern development practices Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Eligibility Please note that candidates must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this position.
Data Science Festival is seeking a Staff Software Security Engineer to join their London team. This hybrid position offers a salary of up to £135,000 and the chance to work on innovative AI-driven products. In this role, you will implement security initiatives across engineering teams, work closely with developers on secure coding, and improve vulnerability management processes. Ideal candidates should have experience in application security and cloud environments. The organization values security as a strategic priority, offering opportunities for career progression and ongoing professional development.
Aug 20, 2026
Full time
Data Science Festival is seeking a Staff Software Security Engineer to join their London team. This hybrid position offers a salary of up to £135,000 and the chance to work on innovative AI-driven products. In this role, you will implement security initiatives across engineering teams, work closely with developers on secure coding, and improve vulnerability management processes. Ideal candidates should have experience in application security and cloud environments. The organization values security as a strategic priority, offering opportunities for career progression and ongoing professional development.
Data Science Festival in Manchester is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead a growing team of 6+ scientists. This role involves setting the technical direction and driving the transition towards machine learning engineering, aligning with company-wide objectives. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience and a strong background in building and deploying ML models at scale. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the data science strategy and support career growth within the team.
Aug 19, 2026
Full time
Data Science Festival in Manchester is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead a growing team of 6+ scientists. This role involves setting the technical direction and driving the transition towards machine learning engineering, aligning with company-wide objectives. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience and a strong background in building and deploying ML models at scale. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the data science strategy and support career growth within the team.
We're working with a high-growth business that is scaling its data function to the next level. Data scientists here have traditionally combined reporting with predictive modelling, but the business is now creating a dedicated leadership role to bring focus, structure and engineering rigour to the discipline. As Head of Data Science, you'll lead a growing team of 6+ scientists embedded across product and functional teams, while also setting the technical direction and ensuring alignment with company-wide OKRs. You'll drive the transition towards machine learning engineering, championing end-to-end model ownership from research through to deployment in production. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the data science strategy, support the career growth of talented scientists, and deliver measurable impact in areas such as search, pricing, personalisation, vouchers, marketing, operations and finance. Skills and Experience Proven leadership experience in data science or machine learning, ideally within product led or consumer facing organisations Strong background in building and deploying ML models at scale in production environments Ability to structure and lead embedded data science teams, partnering effectively with senior stakeholders across multiple domains Hands on technical expertise with tools such as Databricks, Python, Spark, and GCP/BigQuery Engineering mindset, with experience moving teams toward machine learning engineering best practice Credibility to lead long tenured individual contributors while providing direction, mentorship and career development If you are looking for a new challenge, then please submit your CV for initial screening and more details.
Aug 19, 2026
Full time
We're working with a high-growth business that is scaling its data function to the next level. Data scientists here have traditionally combined reporting with predictive modelling, but the business is now creating a dedicated leadership role to bring focus, structure and engineering rigour to the discipline. As Head of Data Science, you'll lead a growing team of 6+ scientists embedded across product and functional teams, while also setting the technical direction and ensuring alignment with company-wide OKRs. You'll drive the transition towards machine learning engineering, championing end-to-end model ownership from research through to deployment in production. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the data science strategy, support the career growth of talented scientists, and deliver measurable impact in areas such as search, pricing, personalisation, vouchers, marketing, operations and finance. Skills and Experience Proven leadership experience in data science or machine learning, ideally within product led or consumer facing organisations Strong background in building and deploying ML models at scale in production environments Ability to structure and lead embedded data science teams, partnering effectively with senior stakeholders across multiple domains Hands on technical expertise with tools such as Databricks, Python, Spark, and GCP/BigQuery Engineering mindset, with experience moving teams toward machine learning engineering best practice Credibility to lead long tenured individual contributors while providing direction, mentorship and career development If you are looking for a new challenge, then please submit your CV for initial screening and more details.
The Opportunity We're working with a leading high growth consumer brand that is investing heavily in data. They're building a centralised data function with a modern stack to unlock insight and drive smarter decision making across the organisation. As Head of Analytics, you'll lead a team of analysts embedded across product, marketing, finance and operations, while also setting the standards, frameworks and governance centrally. This is a great opportunity to step into a newly created leadership role, shape the analytics strategy, and deliver measurable commercial impact in a fast paced, digital first business. Skills and Experience Strong leadership experience within analytics or BI teams, ideally in fast moving, consumer facing organisations Track record of partnering with senior stakeholders to influence strategy and commercial outcomes Excellent SQL skills and experience with modern BI tools Ability to set direction and standards for a distributed analytics team while supporting embedded analysts in different domains
Aug 18, 2026
Full time
The Opportunity We're working with a leading high growth consumer brand that is investing heavily in data. They're building a centralised data function with a modern stack to unlock insight and drive smarter decision making across the organisation. As Head of Analytics, you'll lead a team of analysts embedded across product, marketing, finance and operations, while also setting the standards, frameworks and governance centrally. This is a great opportunity to step into a newly created leadership role, shape the analytics strategy, and deliver measurable commercial impact in a fast paced, digital first business. Skills and Experience Strong leadership experience within analytics or BI teams, ideally in fast moving, consumer facing organisations Track record of partnering with senior stakeholders to influence strategy and commercial outcomes Excellent SQL skills and experience with modern BI tools Ability to set direction and standards for a distributed analytics team while supporting embedded analysts in different domains
Data Science Festival is looking for a Head of Analytics to lead a team of analysts embedded across various domains, including product, marketing, finance, and operations. This role involves setting standards and frameworks for analytics governance. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience and a proven track record in influencing strategy within fast-moving consumer brands. Excellent SQL skills and the ability to drive measurable impact are essential for success in this newly created leadership role.
Aug 18, 2026
Full time
Data Science Festival is looking for a Head of Analytics to lead a team of analysts embedded across various domains, including product, marketing, finance, and operations. This role involves setting standards and frameworks for analytics governance. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience and a proven track record in influencing strategy within fast-moving consumer brands. Excellent SQL skills and the ability to drive measurable impact are essential for success in this newly created leadership role.
Data Science Festival is seeking a Data Strategy Manager to lead their data initiatives in a collaborative tech environment. The successful candidate will report directly to the CTO and play a crucial role in ensuring data accuracy and security. Key responsibilities include managing a talented team and translating data into actionable insights. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities for career development, while the ideal candidate will bring proven leadership in data-focused teams and experience with cloud platforms like Azure DevOps.
Aug 18, 2026
Full time
Data Science Festival is seeking a Data Strategy Manager to lead their data initiatives in a collaborative tech environment. The successful candidate will report directly to the CTO and play a crucial role in ensuring data accuracy and security. Key responsibilities include managing a talented team and translating data into actionable insights. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities for career development, while the ideal candidate will bring proven leadership in data-focused teams and experience with cloud platforms like Azure DevOps.
Data Science Festival in Greater London is seeking a Head of Data Science to define and lead a high-impact data science function. This strategic leadership role focuses on building a scalable capability to drive commercial performance through machine learning. You will shape the data science strategy, establish performance metrics, and ensure alignment with business outcomes. Candidates must have a proven track record in building teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
Aug 18, 2026
Full time
Data Science Festival in Greater London is seeking a Head of Data Science to define and lead a high-impact data science function. This strategic leadership role focuses on building a scalable capability to drive commercial performance through machine learning. You will shape the data science strategy, establish performance metrics, and ensure alignment with business outcomes. Candidates must have a proven track record in building teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
Data Idols are partnered with a digitally led organisation that is investing heavily in data and machine learning as a core driver of commercial performance and competitive advantage. They are now seeking a Head of Data Science to define and lead the next phase of their ML capability. This is a strategic leadership role focused on building a scalable, high impact data science function that consistently delivers measurable business outcomes. This is not a hands on individual contributor role. It is a mandate to shape strategy, build capability, and ensure machine learning directly influences revenue, margin, customer experience, and operational performance. The Opportunity You will define and execute a company wide data science and machine learning strategy, ensuring investment is tightly aligned to commercial priorities and measurable business outcomes. You will build and lead a high performing data science function, establishing clear standards, prioritisation frameworks and performance metrics, and positioning machine learning as a long term strategic differentiator for the organisation. Skills & Experience Experience operating at scale where ML directly influences commercial performance A track record of building and leading high performing data science teams Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at a senior level A solid technical foundation as a former hands on data scientist This is an opportunity to shape machine learning as a strategic lever within a scaling, commercially sophisticated organisation.
Aug 18, 2026
Full time
Data Idols are partnered with a digitally led organisation that is investing heavily in data and machine learning as a core driver of commercial performance and competitive advantage. They are now seeking a Head of Data Science to define and lead the next phase of their ML capability. This is a strategic leadership role focused on building a scalable, high impact data science function that consistently delivers measurable business outcomes. This is not a hands on individual contributor role. It is a mandate to shape strategy, build capability, and ensure machine learning directly influences revenue, margin, customer experience, and operational performance. The Opportunity You will define and execute a company wide data science and machine learning strategy, ensuring investment is tightly aligned to commercial priorities and measurable business outcomes. You will build and lead a high performing data science function, establishing clear standards, prioritisation frameworks and performance metrics, and positioning machine learning as a long term strategic differentiator for the organisation. Skills & Experience Experience operating at scale where ML directly influences commercial performance A track record of building and leading high performing data science teams Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at a senior level A solid technical foundation as a former hands on data scientist This is an opportunity to shape machine learning as a strategic lever within a scaling, commercially sophisticated organisation.
Lead Data Scientist - Financial Crime Salary: £95,000 - £120,000 + bonus + benefits Location: London (Hybrid - 2-3 days per week) We are currently looking for a Lead Data Scientist to join a growing, specialist consultancy within the financial services space. This role sits within a high-performing and collaborative team, supporting a range of organisations across banking, fintech, and payments. As a Lead Data Scientist, you will work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver data-led solutions focused on risk, fraud, and financial crime. The Lead Data Scientist will play a key role in leading projects end to end, combining strong analytical capability with stakeholder engagement. This is an important hire for the business as they continue to expand their data offering and support clients with increasingly complex challenges. The Opportunity This role offers a blend of hands on data work and strategic input, ideal for someone looking to move into a more consultative environment while remaining close to the technology. You will be responsible for: Leading data focused projects across financial crime and fraud Analysing large datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities Supporting the design and improvement of monitoring and detection processes Working closely with business and technical stakeholders to deliver solutions Translating data insights into clear, actionable recommendations Supporting junior team members and contributing to overall project delivery Contributing to broader initiatives across the business where relevant What sets this apart: A mix of data science, analytics, and stakeholder engagement Exposure to a variety of clients and challenges Opportunity to influence how data is used to manage risk A pathway into a more strategic and advisory led role What's in it for you? Competitive salary (£95,000 - £120,000) + bonus Hybrid working Ongoing training and development Clear progression opportunities Exposure to a range of projects and clients Supportive and collaborative team environment Skills and Experience Strong background in data, analytics, or data science Experience working within financial services, risk, or fraud related domains Ability to work with stakeholders and communicate insights effectively Experience working with modern data tools and technologies
Aug 09, 2026
Full time
Lead Data Scientist - Financial Crime Salary: £95,000 - £120,000 + bonus + benefits Location: London (Hybrid - 2-3 days per week) We are currently looking for a Lead Data Scientist to join a growing, specialist consultancy within the financial services space. This role sits within a high-performing and collaborative team, supporting a range of organisations across banking, fintech, and payments. As a Lead Data Scientist, you will work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver data-led solutions focused on risk, fraud, and financial crime. The Lead Data Scientist will play a key role in leading projects end to end, combining strong analytical capability with stakeholder engagement. This is an important hire for the business as they continue to expand their data offering and support clients with increasingly complex challenges. The Opportunity This role offers a blend of hands on data work and strategic input, ideal for someone looking to move into a more consultative environment while remaining close to the technology. You will be responsible for: Leading data focused projects across financial crime and fraud Analysing large datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities Supporting the design and improvement of monitoring and detection processes Working closely with business and technical stakeholders to deliver solutions Translating data insights into clear, actionable recommendations Supporting junior team members and contributing to overall project delivery Contributing to broader initiatives across the business where relevant What sets this apart: A mix of data science, analytics, and stakeholder engagement Exposure to a variety of clients and challenges Opportunity to influence how data is used to manage risk A pathway into a more strategic and advisory led role What's in it for you? Competitive salary (£95,000 - £120,000) + bonus Hybrid working Ongoing training and development Clear progression opportunities Exposure to a range of projects and clients Supportive and collaborative team environment Skills and Experience Strong background in data, analytics, or data science Experience working within financial services, risk, or fraud related domains Ability to work with stakeholders and communicate insights effectively Experience working with modern data tools and technologies
Data Solutions Architect Salary: £90K - £100K London (Hybrid) At Data Idols, we are working with a large-scale, data-driven organisation investing heavily in its data platform, analytics and AI capabilities. They are now looking for a Data Solutions Architect to provide design and architecture guidance across a broad portfolio of data initiatives. The Opportunity This is a senior architecture role focused on shaping how data solutions are designed and delivered across a complex enterprise data estate. You will work closely with product owners, engineering leads, data teams and senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into clear, robust high-level designs for engineering teams to build. The role is not focused on hands on delivery. Instead, you will be responsible for articulating solution designs, documenting key decisions, defining reusable patterns and ensuring consistency across a shared data platform. You will support a modern cloud data platform, with exposure to areas such as analytics, reporting, data science, AI use cases and increasingly real time data capabilities. Skills and experience Strong experience designing secure, scalable data solutions in complex environments Experience working with Azure based data platforms Experience with Databricks or similar modern data platforms Good understanding of data warehouse, data lake or lakehouse architectures If you are looking for a new challenge and want to help shape data solutions across a large scale cloud data platform, please submit your CV for initial screening and further details.
May 29, 2026
Full time
Data Solutions Architect Salary: £90K - £100K London (Hybrid) At Data Idols, we are working with a large-scale, data-driven organisation investing heavily in its data platform, analytics and AI capabilities. They are now looking for a Data Solutions Architect to provide design and architecture guidance across a broad portfolio of data initiatives. The Opportunity This is a senior architecture role focused on shaping how data solutions are designed and delivered across a complex enterprise data estate. You will work closely with product owners, engineering leads, data teams and senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into clear, robust high-level designs for engineering teams to build. The role is not focused on hands on delivery. Instead, you will be responsible for articulating solution designs, documenting key decisions, defining reusable patterns and ensuring consistency across a shared data platform. You will support a modern cloud data platform, with exposure to areas such as analytics, reporting, data science, AI use cases and increasingly real time data capabilities. Skills and experience Strong experience designing secure, scalable data solutions in complex environments Experience working with Azure based data platforms Experience with Databricks or similar modern data platforms Good understanding of data warehouse, data lake or lakehouse architectures If you are looking for a new challenge and want to help shape data solutions across a large scale cloud data platform, please submit your CV for initial screening and further details.
Data Science Festival is seeking a Data Solutions Architect to guide design and architecture for data initiatives in a hybrid London environment. The role focuses on creating scalable solutions across a cloud data platform, collaborating with stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust design. Strong experience with Azure-based platforms and Databricks is essential. This senior position offers the opportunity to help shape data strategies and solutions in a large-scale organization.
May 29, 2026
Full time
Data Science Festival is seeking a Data Solutions Architect to guide design and architecture for data initiatives in a hybrid London environment. The role focuses on creating scalable solutions across a cloud data platform, collaborating with stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust design. Strong experience with Azure-based platforms and Databricks is essential. This senior position offers the opportunity to help shape data strategies and solutions in a large-scale organization.