Principal Cyber Data Scientist, Expel
$163-236k
+ Bonus + Equity
More information about location
Cyber security threat detection & management
Job no longer available
Cyber security threat detection & management
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$163-236k
+ Bonus + Equity
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Expel is on a mission to make security easy to understand, easy to use, and easy to continuously improve.
Role
Who you are
- So, if you're someone who cares about making data science digestible to everyone and finds mentorship exciting, we should talk!
- 6+ years of data science experience creating robust ML applications, analyzing data and drawing conclusions, recommending next steps, and summarizing key results to stakeholders
- Ability to collaborate with customer-facing teams, product management, security operations, and engineering to define and deliver innovative and impactful solutions
- Ability to effectively communicate technical details to a diverse audience
- Ability to discern when it is appropriate to use greenfield research and when it's best to use more straightforward techniques
- Passion for finding order and meaning in large, chaotic datasets
- Experience with Python and SQL
- Knowledge of common ML techniques (anomaly detection, classification, NLP), applied statistics (distributions, hypothesis testing, probability), and their mathematical underpinnings
- Expert knowledge of popular data science and visualization frameworks, such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, plotly, pandas, and numpy
- Passion for teaching and mentoring others about data science
- Experience applying machine learning in cybersecurity is a plus
What the job involves
- We’re looking for someone who wants to use data science to help solve business challenges for a variety of teams at Expel
- By working across the company to understand areas where data science is needed, you'll help teams develop the right metrics to track efficiency gains while building machine learning applications that find cybersecurity threats in our customers’ environments
- Our team values collaboration and a “how can I help?” attitude
- Employ a range of data sources and data science techniques to identify suspicious behaviors and create more productive alert triage workflows for our SOC analysts
- Demonstrate the value and effectiveness of Expel's detection and remediation capabilities in compromised environments
- Scale and improve the use of data science across different teams within Expel. Collaborate with industry specialists to define, research, and implement innovative data science initiatives
- Foster an atmosphere of experimentation, continuous learning, and improvement. This includes staying aware of emerging AI and cybersecurity techniques that might benefit Expel
- Contribute to Expel's external voice through blog posts and conference talks
- Coach and mentor other individuals at Expel who exhibit strong interest in data science and demonstrate proactive learning behaviors
Our take
As ransomware and hacking threats rise, identifying and resolving breaches in security must be done quickly. Lack of transparency in cybersecurity makes it difficult for engineers to detect, understand, and fix the issues as fast as possible. Expel is aiming to redefine what a security operations centre and managed detection service look like in the modern age.
Though the company faces competition from the vast number of cybersecurity platforms, Expel positions itself as a viable alternative to the service delivery model of managed security service providers (MSSPs) by offering a comprehensive management platform that connects to its customers’ tech remotely through APIs, providing fast detection and clear solutions.
Having reached unicorn status, the company is establishing a stronger presence in the European and Asia-Pacific markets, capturing business in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore. Its 2022 funding is being used to accelerate sustainable growth, continue the company's international expansion, and push forward with go-to-market initiatives.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2022
$31m
SERIES E
Nov 2021
$140.3m
SERIES E
Total funding: $288.8m
Company benefits
- Flexible work hours and locations
- Unlimited time off - includes vacation, personal days, and an annual company-wide restorative day
- 24 weeks parental leave when you, your spouse or your domestic partner gives birth to a child, adopts a child or becomes a foster parent (first 12 weeks paid)
- Military leave
- Paid annual conference - we reimburse you up to $2,500 to attend at least one conference every year that helps you move your career forward
- One month sabbatical after hitting your 5 year anniversary
- Zero-meetings week each quarter - where all Expletives are challenged to reduce the number of internal meetings on their calendar all the way to zero
- Medical insurance through the Cigna Open Access Plus HRA plan
- Dental & vision insurance through Guardian
- Team touchdowns - Expel Teams are encouraged to come together quarterly for planning, for connecting, for energizing and maybe a little fun
- Fitness stipend
- Cell phone stipend
- Employee Assistance Program
- Telemedicine (Cigna’s Telehealth Connection)
- Access to the popular mental health platforms, Ginger and Talkspace
- BenefitHub - a web portal where Expel employees can enjoy discounts, cash back rewards and perks on thousands of brands in a variety of categories!
- Retirement 401(k) account provided by Principal
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement (Cigna)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Student loan refinancing
Company HQ
Herndon, VA
Leadership
Dave Merkel
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previous CTO of both FireEye and Mandiant (also VP, Products and Threat Management Services). Previously worked as the Senior Technical Director at America Online and for the US Air Force as an Assistant Chief of Intrusion Invasions.
Justin Bajko
(Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)Previous Managing Director (MCIRT Operations) at Mandiant and Senior Manager of Global Security Analysis at Symantec. Previously worked as a Network Administrator at Clinical Trial Management Services, and was a Network and Systems Administrator at MiniFibers.
Yanek Korff
(Co-Founder & COO)Previous COO at Expel. Current Board Member at ThreatSwitch and Investor at Berg Capital Group. Previous Member of the Technical Advisory Board at Ntrepid Corp and CP an CTO at FireEye.
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