https://jobs.co.uk/job/sc-cleared-senior-data-scientist-sr2-socially-responsible-recruitment--6443b3fc-763a-4291-a650-dae5ab8da66c RSS feed for SC cleared Senior Data Scientist at SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment. en-gb Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:31:37 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/sc-cleared-senior-data-scientist-sr2-socially-responsible-recruitment--6443b3fc-763a-4291-a650-dae5ab8da66c https://jobs.co.uk/job/sc-cleared-senior-data-scientist-sr2-socially-responsible-recruitment--6443b3fc-763a-4291-a650-dae5ab8da66c Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:52:58 GMT Location: London | Salary: 650.00-650.00 Daily | Type: Contract | Senior Data Scientist - SC ClearedLocation: London - 2 days per week onsite Rate: £650 per day (Inside IR35) Contract: 3-6 months Start: ASAP Clearance: Active SC Clearance requiredThe OpportunityWe''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 ResponsibilitiesAnalyse and optimise entity resolution and data matching performance.Refine, test and implement matching rules using data-driven insights.Improve matching accuracy, precision and recall.Work closely with engineering teams to deliver improvements into production.Support performance testing and ongoing optimisation.Key Skills andamp; ExperienceEntity resolution, record linkage or fuzzy matching experience.Strong Python experience, including pandas, NumPy and scikit-learn.Solid SQL skills and experience working with large datasets.Experience with Elasticsearch,... Contract