Data Scientist Team Lead (R-00230)

True Zero Technologies; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Best in class medical coverage

100% medical premiums covered

401k with 100% match up to 4%

Monthly cell phone and home internetRe

Paternity/Maternity leave

Training and certifications

Job summary

True Zero Technologies seeks a senior data science professional to lead data science initiatives across enterprise cybersecurity. You will build data models, ML algorithms, and automation to improve monitoring, threat detection, and risk analysis.

The role collaborates with security operations and threat intelligence teams to transform telemetry into actionable insights, driving proactive defense and measurable outcomes for a rapidly growing, veteran-owned company.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Statistics, Engineering, CS, or Economics or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in ML engineering, data science, or data solutions.
• Experience designing technical solutions and leading a team.
• Proficiency in Python, JSON, C++, Java, R, or Scala.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of data science solutions for enterprise cybersecurity.
• Develop data models and automation to enhance monitoring, detection, and UEBA.
• Design data pipelines ingesting and analyzing multiple security data sources.
• Develop ML models to identify anomalous behavior and emerging threats.
• Create dashboards and visualizations communicating cybersecurity findings to technical and leadership audiences.

Skills

Machine learning engineering

Data science

Software development

Data workflows

Education

Master’s or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Python

JSON

C++

Java

R

Scala

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

True Zero Technologies, a veteran-owned small business, was founded on the principle that the purposeful enablement of people and technology in an organization directly ties to the quality of its outcomes. True Zero recognizes that those outcomes begin and end with our people, and that is what we have built a community of like-minded, driven, and passionate individuals and innovators who are aligned in a common goal of delivering top-tier services to our customers. Our culture and commitment have been recognized through numerous accolades, including being named one of the Best Places to Work in 2023 in two categories (“Prosperous and Thriving” ($5MM–$50MM in gross revenue) and “Mid-Atlantic Region” (DC, DE, MD, NC, VA, WV)), and again in 2025 as a Best Places to Work honoree. In addition, True Zero earned coveted spots on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America in 2022, 2023, and 2025, a testament to our sustained growth driven by our people-first approach and unwavering dedication to excellence.

This role will serve as a senior technical resource responsible for developing data
models, machine learning capabilities, analytical workflows, and cybersecurity automation
across large and disparate enterprise data sets. The role will work closely with Security
Operations Center personnel, cyber threat hunters, cyber threat intelligence analysts, penetration
testers, digital forensics personnel, and cybersecurity engineers to transform security telemetry
and threat intelligence into actionable defensive capabilitie

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of technical data science solutions supporting enterprise
  cybersecurity operations.
• Develop data models and automation capabilities that enhance security monitoring, detection,
  threat hunting, UEBA, and correlation of cybersecurity information across the ICE enterprise.
• Design and implement custom algorithms, analytical processes, and data architectures for
  complex enterprise scale data sets used for modeling, data mining, research, and cyber defense.
• Develop advanced analytical capabilities supporting predictive risk analysis, risk identification, risk
  mapping, cyber risk cost analysis, supply chain threat identification, and User and Entity Behavior
  Analytics.
• Design data pipelines and workflows that ingest, normalize, correlate, and analyze information from
  multiple disparate security and enterprise data sources.
• Develop machine learning algorithms and models to identify anomalous behavior, emerging cyber
  threats, attack patterns, and other indicators of malicious activity.
• Develop metrics and trending analysis covering enterprise security anomalies, threat actor activity
  and impact, user behavior anomalies, and other relevant cybersecurity data.
• Apply data science and automation to cyber threat hunting activities to increase analytical maturity
  and reduce manual investigative processes.
• Incorporate data science modeling into operational threat hunting and support predictive threat
  simulations designed to estimate cyber attack probability and potential cost or impact.
• Develop capabilities that correlate cyber threat intelligence with assets, users, and security events
  to evaluate the potential financial and operational impact of cyber incidents.
• Support development of custom Indicators of Compromise and Indicators of Attack detection and
  alerting mechanisms.
• Develop visualizations, dashboards, and other high visibility reporting capabilities that
  communicate complex cybersecurity data, trends, risks, and analytical findings to technical and
  leadership audiences.
• Design and develop automation supporting security tool administration, cybersecurity analytics,
  customized searches, and security applications.
• Support integration of analytical capabilities with Security Information and Event Management and
  Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response platforms.
• Support ICE User and Entity Behavior Analytics capabilities and the development, integration,
  optimization, and maintenance of security data analytics capabilities.
• Identify and resolve critical data quality, integrity, architecture, and analytical issues affecting
  cybersecurity capabilities.
• Support development of repeatable and scalable analytical processes that improve detection,
  investigation, response, and proactive defense operations.

Job Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or Economics required, OR additional experience above the minimum may be considered in lieu of the required education on a year for year basis.
• 5+ years of experience with machine learning engineering, data science, data project engineering, or software development for data solutions.
• Experience with designing a technical solution and leading a team in the implementation of the technical design.
• Experience with object oriented programming languages such as Python, JSON, C++, Java, R, or Scala.
• Experience with containerization tools, including Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience with architecting and designing novel analytic methods using machine learning methodologies.
• Experience with developing and supporting data oriented tasks for cybersecurity solutioning, including developing machine learning algorithms, data models, or architecture strategy for cyber defense purposes.
• Experience with developing and engineering data workflows to merge disparate data sources and draw data driven insights.
• Experience with designing and developing automation for security tools management and creating customized searches and applications.
• Ability to support high visibility reporting on cybersecurity data through development of data visualizations and/or dashboards.
• Must possess at least a Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) certification and be eligible for a Secret clearance.

We’re actively searching for talented and expereinced professionals who are ready to experience the True Zero difference. As a True Zero team member, you'll enjoy:

- Competitive salary, paid twice per month

- Best in class medical coverage

- 100% of medical premiums covered by True Zero

- Company wide new business incentive programs

- Contribution Incentives (i.e. white papers, blog posts, internal webinars, etc.)

- 3 weeks of PTO starting + 11 Paid Holidays Annually

- 401k Program with 100% company match on the first 4%

- Monthly reimbursement of Cell Phone and Home Internet costs

- Paternity/Maternity Leave

- Investment in training and certifications to broaden and deepen your technical skills