Data Science & AI Platform Associate

Data Science & AI Platform Associate Salary Circa £35,000 Are you someone who has a passion for solving complex problems using data driven insights and cutting-edge technology? We are seeking an ambitious and highly motivated Platform Specialist to join our growing and dynamic Data Science & AI platform team. The role will focus on unlocking maximum value from our data science & AI toolset, ensuring we can deliver a proactive service offering across the business. You will identify opportunities to advance our Data Science and AI capabilities and help to develop our maturity across MLOps and AIOps practices. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of these practices, as well as some experience with Data Science & AI Tooling (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Dataiku, POSIT, Amazon Bedrock). A bit about the job: As a Platform Specialist, you will collaborate and work with change delivery teams to define & deliver best practice and feature adoption across our toolset. With a clear understanding of how to achieve the business requirement, you will support in delivering the most optimal and effective solution, leveraging modern day capabilities. You will also play an important role in wider collaboration across Tech Platforms, business communities and with our tooling partners. You will support the delivery of good customer outcomes through all activities and deliverables, enabling us to act in good faith towards customers, avoid causing foreseeable harm and enable and support our customers to pursue their financial objectives. Provide proactive business support and enablement, identifying opportunities to improve overall maturity and adoption of our capabilities. Define best practices and standards across our toolset, in turn supporting the overall service stability and performance. Support in the development of MLOps and AIOps practices across the platform. Close collaboration with our business stakeholders, building strong relationships and growing our partnerships with internal faculties. Working as part of our change delivery teams to ensure best practice and associated feature adoption. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Experience working with Data Science & AI Tooling. Experience with tools such as Dataiku, AWS SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, DataRobot is preferred but not essential. Strong communication, stakeholder management & teamwork skills. A strong understanding of MLOps & AIOps practices. Strong problem-solving skills with an ability to troubleshoot complex issues. What you’ll get for this role: Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague. Salary Circa £35,000 ( depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications). Bonus opportunity – 8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s. Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in. 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days. Make your money go further – Up to 40% discount on Aviva products , and other retailer discounts. Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme. Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave. Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work. Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others. We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools. Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Sahra Abdulla a call on 07775 042 835 or send an email to sahra.abdulla@aviva.com .