Data Science Team Lead

Are you interested in using Data Science to protect millions of people online?

Do you want to make an impact using machine learning at scale?

Join our API Security Group

Noname, now Akamai, revolutionizes API discovery and security through its SaaS platform. It offers unparalleled API visibility using runtime monitoring, advanced analytics, and machine learning. The platform processes vast, dynamic data streams, including structured metadata and unstructured payloads. This data variety enhances anomaly detection, insight extraction, and ongoing model optimization in production environments.

About the Role

We are hiring a Data Science Team Lead to oversee advanced ML model development and deployment for our platform. You will guide a skilled team of Data Scientists, working with diverse, dynamic data to build adaptive models. Utilize expertise in ML, NLP, anomaly detection, and time-series analysis to address complex, large-scale security problems effectively.

In this role you will be:

• Leading and mentoring a team of Data Scientists while delivering technical expertise, offering support, and encouraging innovation and excellence.
• Leading a high-impact team at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, shaping the future of API security.
• Developing, constructing, and implementing comprehensive ML solutions, spanning ideation, data analysis, and deployment for production-level applications.
• Creating models for anomaly detection and time-series analysis to identify patterns within extensive data streams effectively.
• Applying NLP techniques to derive valuable insights from both unstructured and semi-structured data.
• Collaborating across teams, including engineering and product, to transform data insights into meaningful and effective feature developments.
• Managing model lifecycle processes, including experimentation, evaluation, deployment, and ongoing online learning for optimal performance and adaptability.
• Promoting best practices in MLOps, experimentation tracking, and scalable ML delivery

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• 5+ years of experience in Data Science or Machine Learning roles, with at least 2+ years leading a technical team.
• Have experience in building and deploying ML models from scratch to production.
• Have experience in cybersecurity or threat intelligence and API Ecosystem.
• Demonstrate solid foundation in statistical modeling, anomaly detection, and time-series analysis.
• Demonstrate expertise handling extensive, rapid, and diverse data sets, including structured, unstructured, and streaming formats effectively.
• Demonstrate expertise in Python and widely-used ML/NLP libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, spaCy, Hugging Face).
• Demonstrate exceptional communication abilities and collaborate effectively with professionals from various fields.
• Have experience with online learning and adaptive models in production environments.

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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