Applied Scientist, AWS Security Services

What you'll do

• Invent, implement, and deploy ML/AI algorithms and systems for information security.
• Design, prototype, and test hypotheses, then integrate successful experiments into production services with software engineering teams.
• Report results rigorously and collaborate with security engineers, product managers, and domain experts.

What they ask for

• PhD in computer science, machine learning, engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of hands-on predictive modeling and large data analysis experience.
• 2+ years of programming experience in Java, C++, Python, or a related language.
• 2+ years of experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business applications.

Nice to have

• Experience with threat detection, novel algorithms for stealthy zero-day attacks, or agentic systems using LLMs.
• Experience in machine learning areas such as Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, or Natural Language Processing (NLP).

Pay

142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually (base salary); 172,400.00 - 223,400.00 USD annually (base salary); 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

Java, C++, Python, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing (NLP), LLMs

AI focus

Develops ML/AI-driven security solutions, including predictive modeling and potentially agentic systems using LLMs.