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Staff Security ML Researcher

Illumio · Sunnyvale, California - HQ · On-site

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About Illumio

Backed by Accel, General Catalyst and a16z.

About the role

We're seeking a Staff Security ML Researcher to develop machine learning-driven approaches for threat detection, risk assessment, and security analytics. In this role, you'll apply advanced statistical methods, machine learning, and graph-based analysis to identify threats, model attacker behavior, and quantify cyber risk across complex enterprise environments.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in security analytics, threat research, detection engineering or data science, machine learning
  • Strong Python programming skills, including experience with data science and machine learning frameworks such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
  • Experience designing, training, validating, and deploying machine learning or statistical models in production environments
  • Proven ability to work with large-scale telemetry datasets from security, networking, cloud, or infrastructure environments
  • Strong understanding of model evaluation, feature engineering, experimentation, and handling imbalanced datasets
  • Experience applying analytics or machine learning techniques to cybersecurity problems such as anomaly detection, behavioral analysis, threat hunting, or risk assessment
More about this role

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.

Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.

The Office of the CTO and Security team sets the strategic technical direction of the company while keeping both Illumio and our customers secure. Those who join us represent the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation and maintain Illumio’s competitive advantage by exploring new technologies while collaborating with Engineering and Product Management.

We are looking for people who leverage differences and push the pace of innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.

We're seeking a Staff Security ML Researcher to develop machine learning-driven approaches for threat detection, risk...

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