Principal Data Scientist - Azure Networking Security

Are you passionate about data, security and AI? Are you ready for endless scale challenges within Microsoft Azure Networking?

Azure Networking is one of the core organizations building Azure, the world’s largest network, leading digital transformation, empowering, and connecting enterprises and individuals around the world. The team in Israel specializes in network security, developing services that protect the Azure platform, the users, and the apps running on top of it.

Microsoft is a world leader in security and is obsessed with making sure that our platform and services are secure, and we can protect our customers and their workloads. We are expanding the application security team. The team focuses on platform security capabilities such as WAF, L7 DDoS, and more.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities
Build and Design: Develop and implement advanced data science models and algorithms to solve complex business problems. Utilize the latest AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) to handle vast amounts of data, ensuring scalability and efficiency. This includes designing robust data pipelines, performing exploratory data analysis, and deploying machine learning models into production environments.
Innovation: Drive innovation by building and shipping software at scale. Continuously explore and integrate cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to enhance the team's capabilities and deliver impactful solutions.
Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, and business stakeholders, to ensure successful project delivery. Foster a collaborative environment that encourages knowledge sharing and collective problem-solving.
Lead and Mentorship: Serve as the organizational focal point for all Data Science projects. Mentor and guide junior team members to enhance their skills and knowledge, providing technical leadership and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Embody our culture and values
Qualifications

Required:

10+ years of industry experience in data science or related fields (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results), OR a PhD with 5+ years, OR a Master’s with 7+ years, OR equivalent experience.
Proven track record of delivering impactful data science solutions.
Experience with distributed computing platforms for high-scale systems and big data.
Strong data pre-processing skills.
Excellent collaboration and independent work capabilities.
Ability to learn and adopt new technologies quickly.

Preferred:

Background in Networking, Application Security, or Data Security.
Experience with cloud-based applications, especially Microsoft Azure components and tools.
Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment tools (ADO preferred).
Experience working across geographically distributed teams.
Exposure to emerging technologies such as LLMs to enhance quality and efficiency.
Ability to execute in ambiguous environments with incomplete data.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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