Principal/Senior Consultant - Data Scientist

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

We are now recruiting talented individuals to fill our current vacancy for Senior Python Developer/ Data Scientist to work on our projects in Bangalore. We are specifically seeking candidates with 10+ years of experience in Python Development and Data Science. To be considered for a role we are seeking candidates with the following credentials:

Qualification & Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Python Developer/ Data Scientist.
• Technical Responsibilities –
  • Excellent proficiency in Python, with a strong focus on developing advanced skills.
  • Extensive exposure to NLP and image processing concepts.
  • Proficient in version control systems like Git.
  • In-depth understanding of Azure deployments.
  • Expertise in OCR, ML model training, and transfer learning.
  • Experience working with unstructured data formats such as PDFs, DOCX, and images. O
  • Strong familiarity with data science best practices and the ML lifecycle.
• Tool Exposure: Advanced understanding and hands-on experience with Power BI, KNIME, Git, Azure, Python, and R programming.
• Data mining, cleaning and engineering: Leading the identification and merging of relevant data sources, ensuring data quality, and resolving data inconsistencies.
• Visualization: Expertise in visualizing data and modeling results using standard libraries.
• Data Analysis: Executing complex analyses against business requirements using appropriate tools and technologies.
• Software Development: Leading the development of reusable, version-controlled code under minimal supervision.

Principal Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Leading data extraction from multiple sources, including PDFs, images, and databases.
• Driving optical character recognition processes for digitizing data from images.
• Applying advanced natural language processing techniques to understand complex data.
• Developing and implementing highly accurate statistical models to support critical business decisions and continuously monitoring their performance.
• Collaborating closely with business domain experts to identify and drive key business value drivers.
• Documenting model design choices, algorithm selection processes, and dependencies.
• Effectively collaborating in cross-functional teams within the CoE and across the organization.
• Proactively seeking opportunities to contribute beyond assigned tasks.

Required Competencies :

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, and provide strategic guidance.
• Strong networking, communication, and people skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent technical writing skills.
• Effective problem-solving abilities.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work flexible hours as required.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.