Senior Data Scientist

August 21

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Cybersecurity • SaaS

Sophos is a leading cybersecurity company that specializes in protecting businesses against advanced cyber threats. The company offers a comprehensive suite of security solutions, including endpoint protection, managed detection and response (MDR), network security, and cloud security. With a prevention-first approach, Sophos aims to stop ransomware and other cyber threats before they cause harm. Sophos provides services such as threat research, security training, and operational support to ensure robust defense against cyberattacks. Their solutions cater to various industries including finance, healthcare, government, manufacturing, and retail. The Sophos Central platform delivers centralized security management, integrating seamlessly with existing IT infrastructure to enhance security posture.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1985

🔒 Cybersecurity

☁️ SaaS

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-08

📋 Description

• Apply general security and ML domain knowledge to problems, identify new avenues of research to apply to current projects. • With minimal supervision, define and execute experiments to support research on a project. • Independently explore data curation and labeling, and feature extraction using domain expertise • Document results of experiments, draw and support conclusions from those experiments; with assistance, evaluate business case/impact • Contribute significantly to group publications and presentations, including (with assistance) occasional lead or sole authorship of academic publications and presenting work at academic or industry conferences • Keep up to date on current research and developments in ML and security • Contribute to internal tools, including identifying gaps where new functionality would be helpful, and implementing significant changes to tools/frameworks to accommodate new technologies. • Integrate new models into existing frameworks and support hand-off to production • Support existing model releases, including updates and improvements as needed, and integration with internal tools and systems for production.

🎯 Requirements

• Fluent in machine learning and statistical concepts. • General security domain knowledge, developing deeper expertise in some subdomain of security • Able to identify scientific literature relevant to a problem, grasp it and apply it. • Fluent in Python, a database query language like SQL, and familiar with a lower level language like C++. • Good general writing skills and ability to translate complex concepts for general consumption. • Competent at contributing to scientific papers with minimal assistance. Prior publications and talks a bonus.

🏖️ Benefits

• Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship. • Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit • Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy • Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities • Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint • Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp • Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge • Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing