Data Scientist

Join us as a "Data Scientist in Group Control Quantitative Analytics team" at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

Group Control Quantitative Analytics (GC QA) is a global organization of highly specialized data scientists working on Machine Learning model development and model management including governance and monitoring. GC QA is led by Lee Gregory, who is Chief Data and Analytics Officer (CDAO) in Group Control. GC QA is responsible for developing and managing machine learning models (including governance and regular model monitoring ) and providing analytical support across different areas including Fraud, Financial Crime, Controls, Security etc. within Barclays.

The Data Scientist position provides project specific leadership in building targeting solutions that integrate effectively into existing systems and processes while delivering strong and consistent performance. Working with GC CDAO team, the Quantitative Analytics Data Scientist role provides expertise in project design, predictive model development, validation, monitoring, tracking and implementation.

To be successful as a "Data Scientist in Group Control Quantitative Analytics team", you should have experience with
- Coding using Python
- Machine Learning algorithms
- SQL
- Distributed computing using Spark/PySpark
- Predictive Model development
- Model lifecycle and model management including monitoring
- DevOps tools like Git/Bitbucket etc.
- Project management using JIRA

Some other highly valued skills may include:

- DevOps tools Teamcity, Jenkins etc.
- Knowledge in Fraud and Financial Crime domain
- Knowledge of GenAI tools and working
- DataBricks

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Location: Noida

**Purpose of the role**

To design, develop, implement, and support mathematical, statistical, and machine learning models and analytics used in business decision-making

**Accountabilities**
- Design analytics and modelling solutions to complex business problems using domain expertise.
- Collaboration with technology to specify any dependencies required for analytical solutions, such as data, development environments and tools.
- Development of high performing, comprehensively documented analytics and modelling solutions, demonstrating their efficacy to business users and independent validation teams.
- Implementation of analytics and models in accurate, stable, well-tested software and work with technology to operationalise them.
- Provision of ongoing support for the continued effectiveness of analytics and modelling solutions to users.
- Demonstrate conformance to all Barclays Enterprise Risk Management Policies, particularly Model Risk Policy.
- Ensure all development activities are undertaken within the defined control environment.

**Analyst Expectations**
- To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
- Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
- Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
- They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
- If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
- OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
- Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
- Partner with other functions and business areas.
- Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
- Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
- Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
- Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
- Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
- Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
- Demonstrate understandin