Principal Data Scientist - Fraud Analytics

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate, Data Scientist for SBB Fraud in McLean, VA. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven products, using a broad stack including Python, AWS, H2O, and Spark to uncover insights from billions of records.

You will build models through all development stages and translate results into business impact. The role emphasizes statistical expertise, big data skills, and customer-first decision making, with opportunities to advance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field plus 5 years of analytics experience.
• Master's degree in a quantitative field or MBA with quantitative concentration plus 3 years analytics.
• PhD in a quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver a product customers love.
• Leverage Python, AWS, H2O, Spark to analyze large data and reveal insights.
• Build ML models from design through training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Translate complex work into tangible business goals.

Skills

Python

Statistics

Machine learning

Data analytics

Time series

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Master's degree in a quantitative field or MBA with quantitative concentration

PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

AWS

H2O

Spark

Conda

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate, Data Scientist for SBB Fraud in McLean, VA. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven products, using a broad stack including Python, AWS, H2O, and Spark to uncover insights from billions of records.

You will build models through all development stages and translate results into business impact. The role emphasizes statistical expertise, big data skills, and customer-first decision making, with opportunities to advance and