JPMorgan Chase
Cybersecurity AI/ML Lead - Data Scientist
$171K–$260K
Mc Lean, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Location
- Mc Lean, VA
Wilmington, DE - Experience
- 5+ years required; preferred qualification also states 3+ years of applied data science experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred).
About the job
Develops and governs analytical and machine-learning solutions for cybersecurity and technology risk, including secure production code and AI-assisted security workflows.
What you'll do
- Partner with stakeholders and engineering teams to define security use cases, acquire data, and communicate analytical findings.
- Prepare datasets and develop, evaluate, document, and maintain statistical and machine-learning models for cybersecurity use cases.
- Establish guardrails for AI-assisted workflows and support model governance, security controls, auditability, and human validation.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience with formal training or certification in security engineering concepts.
- Advanced Python, including Pandas, SQL, and data visualization tools; working knowledge of Scikit-Learn and machine-learning or deep-learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
- Experience leading safe use of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities and validating AI-assisted security recommendations.
- Experience preparing complex modeling datasets and proficiency with SDLC, CI/CD, application resiliency, and secure software delivery.
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus 3+ years of applied data science experience; experience deploying models in production, including AWS SageMaker.
- Experience with cybersecurity telemetry and production model monitoring; working knowledge of LLMs, embeddings, and responsible AI practices.
Pay
USD 171,000.00-$260,000.00 base salary
Tools
Python, Pandas, SQL, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, Jupyter, SageMaker
AI focus
Applies machine learning, deep learning, and potentially Generative AI to security use cases; leads safe adoption of enterprise-authorized AI and establishes guardrails for AI-assisted and agentic workflows, with human validation and attention to sensitive data, traceability, and auditability.
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