Data Scientist, AWS Security

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As a Data Scientist on our team, you will leverage advanced analytics and machine learning to protect our cloud infrastructure from security threats. You'll develop and deploy sophisticated anomaly detection models, predictive algorithms, and real-time analysis systems that identify and help automate the mitigation of cyber threats across Amazon's infrastructure.

• Analyze large-scale security data using statistical methods and data mining techniques.
• Create automated systems for real-time pattern recognition and risk assessment.
• Build data pipelines and ETL processes to handle massive security datasets.
• Translate complex analytical findings into actionable security insights.
• Run experiments to assess the potential risk of security responses.
• Expand existing LLM agent pipelines.
• Analyze post mortems to understand what data signals could have prevented incidents.

• 3+ years of experience with data querying languages (e.g., SQL) and scripting languages (e.g., Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g., R, SAS, Matlab, etc.).
• 3+ years of experience with machine learning/statistical modeling, data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance.
• Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or equivalent experience.

• Ph.D. in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• Knowledge of machine learning concepts and their application to reasoning and problem solving.
• Experience in Python, Perl, or another scripting language.
• Experience in a machine-learning or data-scientist role with a large technology company.
• Experience defining and creating benchmarks for assessing GenAI model performance.
• Experience applying quantitative analysis to solve business problems and making data-driven business decisions.

Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, prescription, basic life and AD&D insurance, supplemental life plans, employee assistance program, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Base salary range: $ – $ annually. Additional compensation includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Location:

USA, MD, Annapolis Junction.

Posted: May 15, 2026 (Updated 3 days ago)

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