Data Scientist 3

Position Overview BLOC Resources is seeking an experienced Data Scientist 3 - Nuclear Operations to support Southern Company and Southern Nuclear's Nuclear Technology Solutions organization. This senior-level position is responsible for developing, validating, deploying, and maintaining advanced analytical and machine learning solutions that support nuclear operational performance, equipment reliability, predictive maintenance, and economic outcomes. The Data Scientist will transform complex plant telemetry and operational data into actionable insights delivered through a secure, governed, cloud-native analytics environment. A major focus of this position is the production-grade implementation of analytics solutions within the Southern Nuclear Azure Databricks Lakehouse. Because this work supports a highly regulated nuclear environment, the successful candidate must demonstrate exceptional attention to accuracy, model validation, documentation, data governance, security, traceability, auditability, and formal change management. The ideal candidate will have approximately 10-15 years of data science and advanced analytics experience, with significant experience developing and deploying production machine learning solutions using Python, SQL, Spark, cloud technologies, and large-scale datasets.