Python Data Scientist Jobs in Seattle, WA (NOW HIRING)

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
F5, Inc. seeks Data Scientist II in Seattle, WA:
Job Duties: Perform data mining and analytics on F5 production data to gain insight into cybersecurity risks and threat actors targeting F5 customers. Identify and characterize automated threats against F5 customers' applications and present threat summaries and proposed countermeasures to customer executive, security, and related teams. Conduct interview sessions with the customer management teams to understand the client's requirements, designing data analysis workflow, and conceptualizing the business requirements to mathematical and statistical questions. Extract, transform, and load large amounts of network data using database management tools; use advanced SQL queries to manipulate data from various databases such as Google Cloud Platform and generate consolidated data sources for further analysis. Using Python to clean and process the network data, engineer transaction features, and extract key information from unstructured data; identify false positives and missed automated traffic; recognize the automation trends using entropy analysis, time series analysis, probability distribution and P-value calculation. Conducting root cause analysis on unusual traffic data patterns and security incidents; identify individual web automation campaigns using manual heuristics and use of scripts to discover clusters of low-randomness data and exploring similarities among distinct automation groups using hypothesis testing. Using sampling methods to split data into training and testing datasets; fit the machine learning models to make predictions, validating the model results and tune parameters and evaluating the performance of machine learning models and compute the requisite evaluation metrics. Visualizing network data using Kibana, Python, and custom tooling to identify anomalies; explore patterns and seasonality of the automated transactions and developing customized graphs and visual dashboards to address client requests and share insights with clients. Translating and interpreting analytical findings into compelling business insights, compiling professional slides by using Google Slides or Powerpoint and present statistical results and recommendations to senior executives with evidence-based reasoning and accessible storytelling. Compiling case studies on attack techniques and fraud schemes to be used by marketing and sales representatives, as well as for reference use in customer briefings and internal trainings. Presenting reports to senior executives at F5's customers and gathering client feedback to improve and advance team reporting processes and standards. Telecommuting is an option. Some travel to F5 offices may be required. May travel to various, unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S.
Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering (any field) or closely related quantitative discipline and two (2) years of experience in job offered or in any occupation in a related field.
Special Skill Requirements: (1) Python, (2) R, (3) Statistical Modeling, (4) Linear/Logistic Regression, (5) HTML, (6) JavaScript, (7) Structured Query Language (SQL), (8) Machine Learning, (9) Data Mining and Visualization, (10) Tableau, PowerBI, or Kibana, (11) Preparation and delivery of technical presentations leveraging advanced data analytics for executive level audiences. Any suitable combination of education, training and experience is acceptable. Telecommuting is an option. Some travel to F5 offices may be required. May travel to various, unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S.
Salary: $121,600 - $182,400 per annum. Benefits: F5 offers competitive pay, 401k, and other benefits: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits.
Submit a resume with references using the apply button on this posting or by email at: PeopleOps@f5.com at Req.# 23-136891.
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You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5's benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
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It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.