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Data Science Lead

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Tecdata Engineering

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Overview

Job details

Full-time hours
Per the ad.
Fully remote
Per the ad.

Requirements

Have the right to work in Spain
Tecdata Engineering doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Have 3+ years of experience
Senior-level role.

This job was automatically translated to English.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Solid experience in Data Science and Machine Learning.
Experience working with production models.
Experience technically leading Data Science projects.
Ability to communicate with Business and technical IT areas.
Experience coordinating technical teams or squads.
Solid knowledge of data treatment and quality.
Experience in production environments and incident management.
Ability to work with development methodologies and standards.
Good communication, organization, and expectation management skills.

The role

📍 Location: Spain
🏢 Modality: remote
💼 Position: Data Science Lead
🧩 Experience: Senior / Lead
📅 Project: Data & Analytics environment with production models

We are looking for a Data Science Lead to technically lead the execution of Data Science projects, guaranteeing development quality, deadline compliance, and fluid coordination between Business, Data Science, and IT.

The person will be responsible for ensuring that the models and solutions developed by the team reach production with the appropriate levels of quality, stability, documentation, and maintainability.

What you'll do

Act as the primary interlocutor with Business and IT.
Lead follow-up meetings and communicate progress, results, risks, and dependencies.
Manage project expectations and scope.
Coordinate necessary technical aspects with the Production, Security, Product, and rest of IT areas.
Define and monitor work plans, schedules, and deadlines.
Technically lead the Data Science team.
Validate the developed algorithms and analytical solutions.
Supervise the quality of data treatment and processing.
Guarantee compliance with development methodologies and standards.
Ensure the quality and stability of the code deployed in production.
Ensure that projects have complete, structured, and up-to-date technical documentation.
Coordinate the support and maintenance of production projects.
Manage and coordinate the resolution of incidents for projects under the squad's responsibility.

About Tecdata Engineering

Tecdata Engineering (TECDATA ENGINEERING) is a technology consulting and services provider specialized in global technology projects, with a portfolio covering custom software development, legacy modernization, managed services, cloud infrastructure, Salesforce, cybersecurity (including SOC, pentesting and NIS2 compliance), and data & AI services, alongside IT talent services such as headhunting and staff augmentation. The company reports being founded in 2012 with around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and 5M in billing, and forms part of a broader technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants across 5 countries. It states it is present in major economic sectors including banking, telecommunications, and insurance.

In Spain, Tecdata Engineering hires across multiple locations including Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with a significant share of openings marked "Completamente remoto" (fully remote) or hybrid. Its careers portal organizes vacancies into departments such as Desarrollo y QA, Ciberseguridad, Cloud, DevOps, Sistemas y Producción, Gestión de Proyectos, Comercial, and RRHH, and current openings range from COBOL and mainframe-adjacent banking roles to data engineering, Salesforce, SAP, cybersecurity, and air traffic management QA. For international professionals considering a move to Spain, the volume of remote-eligible roles across the country is notable, though the company's careers and website content is published in Spanish.

Industry: IT Services
Founded: 2012
Employees: 500
Website: tecdata.es

Good to know if you are moving

Many openings are advertised as fully remote within Spain, e.g. "Senior Data Scientist – GCP Madrid · Completamente remoto" and "ML ENGINEER Madrid · Completamente remoto".
Hiring activity in Spain includes Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with hybrid and on-site arrangements depending on the role.
The company reports around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and was founded in 2012.
It is part of a technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants operating in 5 countries.
Its client sectors include banking, telecommunications, and insurance, so many roles involve regulated, enterprise-grade environments.

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