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Job Title Data Scientist - AI / Python Developer
About your role: You will help protect the organization through data-driven intelligence and applied machine learning. You will design, develop, and operationalize AI capabilities that improve visibility, streamline detection workflows, and enable faster decision-making across the cybersecurity ecosystem. This role combines modern Python engineering, advanced analytics, and responsible AI practices to strengthen security outcomes at scale.
What you will do: - Build and maintain Python-based AI and machine learning applications supporting threat detection, risk scoring, operational analytics, and intelligent automation.
- Develop reusable Python modules, APIs, and services for cyber data ingestion, feature engineering, and model execution.
- Partner with cybersecurity engineering, threat analysts, and platform teams to operationalize ML pipelines within enterprise data platforms and security tooling.
- Analyze structured and unstructured cybersecurity data (logs, alerts, network telemetry, identity data, behavioral signals) to generate insights and identify automation and detection improvements.
- Evaluate, validate, tune, and monitor models to meet performance, reliability, and governance requirements.
- Apply MLOps practices to support model lifecycle management, monitoring, and versioning in controlled environments.
- Document technical designs, workflows, and processes to support transparency, reproducibility, and operational readiness.
- Perform other duties as assigned; responsibilities may be modified as necessary.
What you will need to have: - 5+ years of Python development experience, including building production-ready applications or automation pipelines.
- 3+ years of machine learning experience using frameworks such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
- 3+ years building or supporting data pipelines, ETL workflows, or distributed data processing (e.g., Spark, Databricks).
- Experience integrating machine learning components into production systems or enterprise platforms.
- Strong understanding of algorithms, statistical methods, and machine learning evaluation techniques.
- Experience with cloud services such as Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure.
- 6-10 years of an equivalent combination of educational background, related experience, and/or military experience.
What would be great to have: - Hands-on experience developing ML models for NLP, anomaly detection, clustering, or graph analytics in security contexts.
- Exposure to MLOps and model governance tooling (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, Databricks, Azure ML).
- Experience building or integrating APIs, microservices, or automation frameworks in cybersecurity environments.
- Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence workflows, or adversary behavior modeling.
- Experience working with cybersecurity telemetry/datasets (SIEM logs, EDR alerts, identity events, network flow data, vulnerability data).
- Familiarity with threat detection, behavior analytics, identity security, or risk scoring concepts.
- Experience with security tools/platforms (e.g., Splunk, CrowdStrike, Tanium, Sentinel, Chronicle).
- Background in the financial services industry.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Security+, CySA+, AWS Machine Learning Specialty, GCTI, or other data/AI/cyber credentials).
How you'll work: - This role is on-site Monday through Friday. Fiserv considers in-person collaboration to be an essential part of this role as in-person office experiences helps you with your overall onboarding experience and leads to stronger productivity.
- This role requires the use of a computer and audio equipment.
Travel: - Approximately 0% travel off-site or to other office locations is expected.
Sponsorship: - You must currently possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization to be considered for this role. Individuals with temporary visas including, but not limited to, F-1 (OPT, CPT, STEM), H-1B, H-2, or TN, or any candidate requiring sponsorship, now or in the future, will not be considered for this role.
Benefits at Fiserv: - Fuel Your Life program to support physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being.
- Paid holidays and generous time away policies.
- No-cost mental health support through Employee Assistance Programs.
- Living Proof program to recognize your peers' extra effort with points used for rewards.
- Eight Employee Resource Groups to foster a collaborative culture.
- Unparalleled professional growth with training, development, and internal mobility opportunities.
- Retirement planning and discounted shares with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options available day one.
- Tuition assistance and reimbursement program.
- Paid parental, caregiver, and military leave.
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