Senior Machine Learning Security Scientist
Akamai Career Site
Develop machine learning models for application security threats as a Senior II Data Scientist with Akamai’s Global Web Security group. FlexBase supports working at home, in an office, or both. This senior role strengthens Akamai security products through data analysis, detection improvements, and customer-focused insights. You will use SQL, Spark, and Python while collaborating across development teams. Your work supports highly scalable solutions across a distributed environment. Key Responsibilities:
Analyze large datasets to differentiate legitimate and fraudulent traffic Develop detection rules and models for security products Improve production-ready dataset collection and analysis processes Troubleshoot issues across a very distributed environment Provide insights supporting product improvements and strategy Requirements:
Eight years of relevant experience and bachelor’s degree or equivalent Experience using SQL, Spark, and Python with large datasets Understanding of probability, statistics, and machine learning techniques Practical knowledge of bot or fraud detection products Familiarity with TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, and TLS/SSL Apply machine learning, statistical analysis, and security expertise to improve Akamai detection products and customer protection.
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Analyze large datasets to differentiate legitimate and fraudulent traffic Develop detection rules and models for security products Improve production-ready dataset collection and analysis processes Troubleshoot issues across a very distributed environment Provide insights supporting product improvements and strategy Requirements:
Eight years of relevant experience and bachelor’s degree or equivalent Experience using SQL, Spark, and Python with large datasets Understanding of probability, statistics, and machine learning techniques Practical knowledge of bot or fraud detection products Familiarity with TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, and TLS/SSL Apply machine learning, statistical analysis, and security expertise to improve Akamai detection products and customer protection.
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Reference: WJ-3875_15555500 · Posted 07 Nov 2026, 04:57 AM