- Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience or Master's degree and 2 years of experience
- 3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience
- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing, neural deep learning methods and/or machine learning
- 3+ years experience in using Python and hands-on experience building models for business applications with deep learning frameworks like Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch, MXNet
Amazon Web Services is looking for world class scientists to join the Security Innovation team in AWS Global Services Security (GSS). GSS is responsible for delivering product-led, people-powered services that help our customers operate their business securely on AWS, and we are accelerating our adoption of AI/ML.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute at the intersection of AI/ML, cloud, and cybersecurity. Your primary responsibility will be to envision, experiment, prototype, and mature to scale AI/ML solutions in our products to meet the needs of our customers. You will have the opportunity to work with multiple lines of business and learn from (and contribute to) a variety of security use cases. This is a hands-on role where success is measured by producing solutions that have measurable impact. If you have experience with large scale machine learning and have a passion for security, this will be an exciting opportunity.
Key job responsibilities
- Listen to security and business teams to identify viable ML opportunities and help develop plans from experiments to proof-of-concept to software product
- Eagerly explore data - looking for impactful combinations of data transformations and analysis approaches. Validate our security and business teams’ hypotheses and identify new data analytics opportunities
- Rapidly design, prototype, and test many possible hypotheses in a high-ambiguity environment, making use of both quantitative and business judgment. Report results in a scientifically-oriented way
- Seek partnerships with AI/ML scientists and architects to identify and pursue new data science approaches to address real-world challenges.
- Collaborate with software engineering teams to integrate successful experiments into large-scale, highly complex production services
- Contribute to best practice recommendations, tutorials, blog posts, sample code, and presentations adapted different stakeholders. Team with our business partners to help facilitate adoption of these recommendations
About the team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
- Hands-on experience with deep learning (e.g., CNN, RNN, LSTM, Transformer). Prior experience training and fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Hands-on experience with a broad set of ML approaches and techniques - possibly including traditional classification and clustering, time series analysis, anomaly detection, and Bayesian non-parametric methods.
- 6+ years of relevant experience in industry
- 1+ years of experience with information security, threat detection or related domain
- Experience in production level software development
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $125,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
