Principal Data Scientist — Cybersecurity AI for Endpoint Defense

Jobs Paloaltonetworks; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Data Scientist in the United Kingdom to advance endpoint‑based defense techniques using data analysis, ML, and cybersecurity insights. You’ll shape and deploy cutting‑edge models that help protect millions of customers while collaborating with a diverse research team.

You’ll lead end‑to‑end projects, mentor others, and translate complex results into clear recommendations for technical and business stakeholders, all within a security‑minded, high‑impact

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on data science and ML production experience.
• Experience with deep learning and transformer-based models.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• MSc or PhD in a related field.
• Ability to deliver end-to-end research POCs.
• Production-ready code with reliability and maintainability.
• Excellent communication with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a research group that pioneers state-of-the-art technologies to protect customers.
• Analyze large datasets using statistics, ML, and cybersecurity context to guide focus.
• Decompose complex problems and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end projects from ideation to deployment within the team and across engineering and product.

Skills

Data science experience

Deep learning

Python

SQL

End-to-end research

Education

MSc or PhD in ML/CS/EE/Physics/Statistics

Tools

GCP

Cloud-native architectures

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Data Scientist in the United Kingdom to advance endpoint‑based defense techniques using data analysis, ML, and cybersecurity insights. You’ll shape and deploy cutting‑edge models that help protect millions of customers while collaborating with a diverse research team.

You’ll lead end‑to‑end projects, mentor others, and translate complex results into clear recommendations for technical and business stakeholders, all within a security‑minded, high‑impact