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Paritas Recruitment

Data Scientist

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Mid level

Freelance

05-01-2026

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Skills

Communication Python Java Swift SQL Attention to detail Machine Learning Programming Data Science

Job Specifications

Data Scientist - Trading - Inside IR35 Contract

Location: London - Hybrid from Canary Wharf

Competitive Inside IR35 Day Rate on offer

Paritas is working with a leading IT Consultancy and a large player in the Oil & Gas Trading space who are on the look for multiple Data Scientists to join their team.

Development experience in one or more object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Python, Java).
Thorough understanding of underlying mathematical foundations of statistics and machine learning.
Can build scalable, re-usable, impactful data science products, usually containing statistical or machine learning algorithms, in collaboration with data engineers and software engineers.
Can carry out data analyses to yield actionable business insights.
Hands-on experience (typically 5+ years) designing, planning, prototyping, productionizing, maintaining, and documenting reliable and scalable data science products in complex environments.
Applied knowledge of data science tools (LLMs/RAG etc.) and approaches across all data lifecycle stages.
Advanced SQL knowledge.
Customer-centric and pragmatic mindset. Focus on value delivery and swift execution, while maintaining attention to detail. Experience working closely with other data scientists, data engineers’ software engineers, data managers and business partners.
Need candidate with very strong communication skills, (including written)

About the Company

Paritas Recruitment is a specialist Audit (Business & IT), Risk (Credit, Market, Operational, Quantitative, Regulatory), Compliance and Data Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning and Technology recruitment agency established to offer our clients and candidates a more personalised and effective service. Our skilled and experienced team of Directors and Consultants recruit across the whole financial services sector, e-commerce, consultancy, healthtech, oil & gas, retail, artificial intelligence, technology and more. ... Know more