Senior Data Scientist (SMTS)

salesforce.com, inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 148,500 - 223,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Salesforce.com, inc. is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for its Cyber Security Operations Center in McLean, Virginia. The ideal candidate will work with AI and data analytics to enhance security measures while collaborating with product and threat teams.

Responsibilities include conducting data analyses, developing new threat detection techniques, and creating scalable software solutions. Required skills include strong programming abilities in Java or Python, expertise in machine learning, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• At least four years experience in a related field.
• Strong fundamentals in applied statistics and probability.
• Demonstrated experience delivering advanced data mining or machine learning techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conduct exploratory data analyses of potential source datasets.
• Collaborate with teams on evolving threats and their detection.
• Drive engineering of scalable software for proven techniques.

Skills

Data analysis

Machine learning techniques

Programming in Java

Programming in Python

Statistics and probability

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in a related technical field

Tools

AI and data mining techniques

Threat detection tools

Job description

Software Engineering

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword - it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we’re looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce’s core values at the heart of it all.

The Team

The Data Science & Analytics team in Salesforce Cyber Security Operations Center seeks an experienced, driven, and creative senior data scientist to join the team. We explore, invent, build and scale new ways to secure the Salesforce platform. We leverage AI, machine learning, and contemporary data techniques to advance behavior- and signature-based techniques of many forms. We partner with threat, product, and engineering teams to deliver defenses that not only operate at scale, but evolve through agentic-based monitoring, testing, and continuous improvement. We are a growing, highly visible, and highly agile team where experimentation, collaboration, and spirited discussion are the norm.

About You

• You're intensely curious about AI and data and are highly adept in analyzing large volumes of data, then teasing out valuable signals therein. You're able to seamlessly merge rigor in statistics with awareness of their application to business problems.
• You thrive in researching, experimenting with, applying, and proving out new techniques in AI, data mining, and machine learning.
• You partner with threat experts to understand evolving threat patterns and their detection. You collaborate effectively with software engineers to champion proven detection techniques, consult in their software implementation, and build and test production software.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and document rigorous exploratory data analyses of potential source datasets.
• Collaborate with internal incident-response, threat-intel, and product teams on evolving threats and their detection.
• Formulate, build, test, and document proofs-of-concept for new techniques in threat detection.
• Drive or assist in engineering scalable, production-ready software for proven techniques.
• Champion, build, and maintain AI-driven capabilities for all of the above.
• Communicate proactively and effectively to product, threat-research, and other stakeholders via presentations, proposals, and requirements.

Required Experience Skills

• At least four (4) years experience in a related field; OR
• At least two (2) years experience, plus a graduate degree (Master’s at least) in a related technical field
• Strong fundamentals in applied statistics and probability
• Demonstrated experience delivering advanced data mining or machine learning techniques as a lead or sole contributor.
• At least two (2) years of experience in selecting and applying machine-learning techniques; OR at least two (2) years of experience mining datasets over 1 TB in volume.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or Scala
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience formulating, leading, and executing applied-research projects and assisting in their production implementation.

Preferred Skills

• Strong understanding of security, including threat propagation and signal correlation.
• Experience in applying AI and big-data techniques to security, specifically in anomaly detection, pattern recognition, behavior-based analysis, and correlation.
• Related experience in genomics, high-speed trading, or other domains involving pattern recognition or behavior-based analysis.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications - without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via the accommodations request form. Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates' resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions.

Salary Information

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $223,900 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $246,000 annually. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.