Risk Data Modeler

On behalf of DSIT we are looking for a Risk Data Modeler (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract. Remote working.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) brings together the relevant parts of the former Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the former Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

The responsibilities for the DSIT are:
. Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement.
. Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth.
. Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure, and regulation to support our economy, security, and public services.
. R&D funding.

DSIT offers stimulating, challenging, and engaging work that makes a difference and that has a direct impact on the quality of people's lives, as well as the opportunity to progress your career.

We are looking for a Data Modeler to come in to the cyber team and refine and improve our modelling of cyber risk in the UK economy. The modelling currently looks at businesses and will then be expanded across the wider economy to include individuals and government.

As a Risk Data Modeler your main responsibilities will be to:

. Devise methods and procedures for obtaining data in relation to budgets and the economy and the development of an economic framework.
. Understand various sampling techniques that may be used to conduct different types of surveys.
. Create and use various econometric modelling techniques to develop forecasts and understand and interpret data gained from models and other research sources.
. Analyse data to test the effectiveness of current policies, products or services and advise on the suitability of alternative courses of action, allocation of scarce resources, providing sound evidence to support these decisions.
. Explain research methodology and justify conclusions drawn from research data.
. Provide economic advice to a range of stakeholders and evaluating past/present economic issues and trends.

Essential:

. Good knowledge and ability to code in R.
. Demonstratable experience of working with Data and Data Modelling.
. An understanding of quality assurance.
. Knowledge and experience in Monte Carlo analysis.
. Technical drafting skills to be able to record changes to modelling.

Desirable:

. Python experience.
. Public Sector experience.
. Experience of working within a Cyber Security environment.
. Experience of working with policy to design outputs from modelling.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DSIT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".