Senior Data Scientist (SC Cleared)

Senior Data Scientist - SC Cleared

Location: London - 2 days per week onsite Rate: £650 per day (Inside IR35) Contract: 3-6 months Start: ASAP Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join a major government programme, working on a large-scale data matching engine used to identify potential national security risks.

You'll focus on improving the accuracy and performance of an existing matching engine, analysing how personal data is matched across multiple systems and refining the rules to reduce false positives and improve operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse and optimise entity resolution and data matching performance. • Refine, test and implement matching rules using data-driven