Data Engineer (Machine Learning)

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Job description

Data Engineer (Machine Learning), open to flexible working Salary: c£45,000 - c£57,000 Start date: asap

The ASA is the UK regulator of advertising across all media, including online. Our work includes taking proactive action against misleading, harmful, offensive or otherwise irresponsible ads and acting on complaints. In short, we make sure ads are legal, decent, honest and truthful.

UK consumers are now exposed to a huge volume of digital content. The ASA recognises that automation and machine learning are crucial to our ability to regulate advertising effectively in this environment. As a result we have made a strategic commitment to developing a high quality in-house data science capability over the next 3 years. Having just appointed our first Head of Data Science we are now in the process of developing the team itself which will be a new top-level department within the ASA.

This role is a unique opportunity to join the team at an early stage and shape the engineering approach. Reporting to the Head of Data Science, you will design and build systems that manage and process the data that powers our data science activities. Some of our work will focus on how automation can accelerate the handling of tens of thousands of cases a year. Other projects will explore how we can capture and filter large volumes of video, image and text content from a range of sources for potentially misleading or harmful messages. You will collaborate with data scientists and our Systems team to turn successful proof-of-concepts into scalable and repeatable tools, taking end-to-end ownership of delivery. Your work will ultimately improve the way advertising is regulated in the UK.

We are looking for a data engineer with strong technical and communication skills. You should have experience building and managing data pipelines. Experience working in Python is important as this will be the primary language within the team, although there will be opportunity to incorporate other technologies where appropriate. Our ideal candidate would also have prior experience working with unstructured data such as free text and images.

We think the ASA is a great place to work. We recently moved to a fantastic new office in Shoreditch. We have a culture that's open, friendly and collaborative, with a real focus on making the right decisions in the right way, and learning while we're doing it. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we're committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation, both so we can represent everyone in the UK and so our own colleagues feel at home at work. We put our people's safety and security first during the pandemic and are taking a flexible approach to return to the office considering individual needs.

How to apply: If you're interested in applying for this role, please visit our website to review the job description and complete the online questions telling us how you meet the requirements of the role and how you can contribute to our success.

Please note that we'll keep the ad open till we fill the post and will be reviewing the applications as they come in.