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About Salesforce

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The Team

The Data Science & Analytics team in Salesforce Cyber Security Operations Center seeks an experienced, driven, and creative Senior Data Scientist to join the team. We explore, invent, build and scale new ways to secure the Salesforce platform. We leverage AI, machine learning, and contemporary data techniques to advance behavior- and signature-based techniques of many forms. We partner with threat, product, and engineering teams to deliver defenses that not only operate at scale, but evolve through agentic-based monitoring, testing, and continuous improvement. We are a growing, highly visible, and highly agile team where experimentation, collaboration, and spirited discussion are the norm.

About You

• You're intensely curious about AI and data and are highly adept in analyzing large volumes of data, then teasing out valuable signals therein. You're able to seamlessly merge rigor in statistics with awareness of their application to business problems.

• You thrive in researching, experimenting with, applying, and proving out new techniques in AI, data mining, and machine learning.

• You partner with threat experts to understand evolving threat patterns and their detection. You collaborate effectively with software engineers to champion proven detection techniques, consult in their software implementation, and build and test production software.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct and document rigorous exploratory data analyses of potential source datasets.

• Collaborate with internal incident-response, threat-intel, and product teams on evolving threats and their detection

• Formulate,build, test, and document proofs-of-concept for new techniques in threat detection.

• Drive or assist in engineering scalable, production-ready software for proven techniques.

• Champion, build, and maintain AI-driven capabilities for all of the above.

• Communicate proactively and effectively to product, threat-research, and other stakeholders via presentations, proposals, and requirements.

• Champion and build AI-driven capabilities for all of the above.

Required Experience Skills:

• At least four (4) years experience in a related field; OR

  • At least two (2) years experience , plus a graduate degree (Masters' at least) in a related technical field

• Strong fundamentals in applied statistics and probability

• Demonstrated experience delivering advanced data mining or machine learning techniques as a lead or sole contributor.1

• At least two (2) years of experience in selecting and applying machine-learning techniques; OR at least two (2) years of experience mining datasets over 1 TB in volume.1

• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or Scala

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience formulating, leading, and executing applied-research projects and assisting in their production implementation.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong understanding of security, including threat propagation and signal correlation.

• Experience in applying AI and big-data techniques to security, specifically in anomaly detection, pattern recognition, behavior-based analysis, and correlation.

• Related experience in genomics, high-speed trading, or other domains involving pattern recognition or behavior-based analysis

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance andbe your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you cando your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what's possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $223,900 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $246,000 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.