Data Scientist
Role Overview
Data Scientist role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, supporting AI and software engineering capabilities for mission-critical projects.
Initial three-month contract with potential for extension; the description states the role is fully on-site.
Applicants must currently be living in the UAE.
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Data Scientist role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, supporting AI and software engineering capabilities for mission-critical projects.
Initial three-month contract with potential for extension; the description states the role is fully on-site.
Applicants must currently be living in the UAE.
Responsibilities
- Lead and participate in internal and client workshops to translate operational needs into custom algorithmic AI solutions.
- Analyze complex datasets; design, benchmark, train, and validate ML/DL models for specific use cases under data-sensitivity constraints.
- Build and scale end-to-end ML pipelines for data collection, automated feature engineering, CI/CD deployment, and real-time model monitoring.
- Communicate technical metrics, model behavior, and business ROI to technical and executive audiences.
- Promote AI engineering practices, follow technological developments, and share knowledge.
- Document technical work and adhere to cybersecurity protocols, ethical AI guidelines, and data sovereignty requirements.
Experience and qualifications
- Requires 5–7+ years of professional experience in applied machine learning and AI engineering.
- Requires production-grade ML deployment and maintenance experience, from data ingestion through live inference.
- Requires experience building resilient pipelines and data architectures for real-time operational constraints.
- Requires client-facing discovery or technical ideation workshop experience.
- Requires familiarity with data privacy, security, and sovereignty requirements in defense or critical infrastructure environments.
- Requires a master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or Engineering.
- Requires high fluency in spoken and written English; French and/or Arabic fluency is a bonus.
Technical qualifications
- Requires an advanced foundation in statistical modeling, machine learning, and deep-learning architectures.
- Requires hands-on experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Model Context Protocol workflows.
- Requires deep Python proficiency and experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Requires strong SQL and relational-database skills, with working exposure to NoSQL systems.
- Requires production experience with MLflow, Docker, GitLab, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory, SonarQube, and CI/CD automation.
- Requires Agile/Scrum experience using Jira; Java, Apache Spark, or Scala familiarity is a bonus.
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