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About the role

  • Senior Data Scientist developing fraud-detection models for Akamai’s cloud and edge security platform. Improving detection accuracy and troubleshooting distributed production systems.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze large datasets to differentiate legitimate and fraudulent traffic
  • Develop and implement detection rules and models to improve security product accuracy and effectiveness
  • Improve processes for collecting, manipulating, presenting, and analyzing large datasets in a production-ready environment
  • Troubleshoot production issues in a highly distributed environment
  • Analyze data, address customer challenges, and drive product improvements
  • Collaborate across teams to implement solutions, enhance detection accuracy, and provide strategic and performance insights

Requirements

  • 8 years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
  • Experience working on large datasets using SQL/Spark and Python
  • Good understanding of probability, statistics, and machine learning algorithms/techniques
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Practical knowledge of application security products such as bot or fraud detection
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to articulate technical information in an easy-to-understand manner
  • Familiarity with Internet protocols including TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, and TLS/SSL

Benefits

  • FlexBase work arrangement supporting work at home, in an office, or a combination of both
  • Health, well-being, financial, and life benefits
  • Exceptional workplace experience support

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

DNSPythonSparkSQLTCP/IP

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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