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Senior Data Scientist
Costa Rica(Remote)
Job Description
Does developing creative machine learning models addressing
application security threats get your head churning?
Join us and use data science to make a positive impact!
Join our Global Web Security group
Our team is part of the Cloud Security organization. We are responsible for the technologies powering Akamai's security products and protecting some of the world's major internet brands. Working in partnership with other development teams, we design and create highly scalable solutions.
Partner with the best
In this role, you'll play a key part in strengthening security products by analyzing data, addressing customer challenges, and driving product improvements. You'll collaborate across teams to implement solutions, enhance detection accuracy, and provide insights that shape strategy and performance.
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be responsible for:
- Analyzing large sets of data to differentiate legitimate and fraud traffic
- Developing and implementing detection rules and models to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of the security products.
- Improving processes to collect, manipulate, present, and analyze large datasets in a production-ready environment
- Troubleshooting production issues in a very distributed environment
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 8 years of applicable experience with a High School Diploma/ Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional background.
- Have experience working on large datasets using SQL/Spark and Python.
- Have a good understanding of probability, statistics and machine learning algorithms/techniques.
- Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and enjoy troubleshooting to identify and resolve complex
issues.
- Demonstrate practical knowledge of application security tools like bot detection or fraud prevention to enhance operational effectiveness.
- Understand Internet protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, and TLS/SSL to ensure effective communication and secure data exchange.
Build your career at Akamai
Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.
With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.
Learn more
Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.
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Job Info
- Job Identification3488
- Posting Date07/14/2026, 01:35 PM
- LocationsRoble Corporate Center, San Jose, 10201, CR(Remote)
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