Data Scientist, Group Audit

Role Overview

As a Data Scientist within Group Audit, you’ll join the Data Centre of Excellence Advanced Analytics team, helping grow how we use advanced analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence across audit and assurance.

What You Will Do

You’ll design and deliver advanced analytics and production-grade artificial intelligence solutions, identify opportunities to automate audit activities, and use data to uncover emerging risks, control weaknesses, and meaningful business insights.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You’ll work closely with audit teams and specialists across Technology, Risk, and Compliance, applying tools such as Python, SQL, Alteryx, and Microsoft Copilot to solve real business problems.

Requirements

• Around 3–5 years’ practical data science experience, ideally within financial services, audit, assurance, or risk environments
• Strong hands-on experience applying machine learning, artificial intelligence, Generative AI, automation, or predictive analytics to solve business problems
• Strong Python and SQL capability, including experience working with complex structured and unstructured data
• Experience designing, building, or productionising AI and Generative AI solutions, including model pipelines, Large Language Model integration, monitoring, or lifecycle management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently investigate problems and translate technical outputs into clear business insights
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a collaborative and practical approach to delivering solutions
• Experience with Azure, Snowflake, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Alteryx, AI agents, or Machine Learning Operations is highly regarded

Benefits

• Special offers on banking products
• Discounts from top brands
• Flexible work arrangements
• Leave options including Culture, Lifestyle, and Wellbeing leave
• Tailored learning and development opportunities
• Opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives