Data Scientist Cardiff / Hybrid Engineering AI and Predictive AnalyticsWe''re supporting a growing engineering business looking to hire a Data Scientist to help develop scalable ML and AI solutions across compliance, risk and contractor analytics platforms.You''ll work closely with AI Engineers, Data Engineers and DevOps teams to build and deploy predictive models and LLM-powered solutions in production environments across AWS and Azure.The RoleThis is a hands-on opportunity to work on modern AI and machine learning initiatives that directly support operational performance, compliance and risk management. You''ll be involved in the full model lifecycle from data ingestion and feature engineering through to deployment, optimisation and monitoring.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop machine learning models for risk scoring, churn prediction and contractor analyticsBuild LLM and NLP solutions for automated compliance checks and insight generationDeploy AI and ML models into cloud-based production environmentsWork with Microsoft Fabric for data ingestion, transformation and feature engineeringImprove model monitoring, retraining and optimisation processesCollaborate closely with engineering and product teams in agile delivery squadsCommunicate technical solutions clearly to non-technical stakeholdersContribute to best practices around coding standards, maintainability and AI-assisted developmentTech StackPython, SQL, TensorFlow, PyTorch, AWS, Azure, Microsoft Fabric, NLP, LLMs, MLOpsWhat