Varonis · 17 hours ago
Data Scientist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelVaronis is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Scientist to join their talented team. The role involves developing and optimizing machine learning, LLM, and agentic AI capabilities while collaborating with various teams to design and evaluate machine learning models for cybersecurity applications.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and evaluate agentic AI systems capable of autonomous or semi-autonomous reasoning, planning, and action in cybersecurity use cases
Analyze large, complex datasets to identify patterns and trends that could indicate potential security threats
Collaborate closely with cybersecurity researchers, threat analysts, and architects to translate real-world attack scenarios into AI-driven detection, investigation, and response capabilities
Design and develop innovative prompts and instruction sets to enhance the conversational capabilities of our language models
Develop and optimize ML- and LLM-powered security workflows, including multi-step reasoning, tool use, memory, and feedback loops
Stay current with advances in cybersecurity, adversarial ML, agentic AI architectures, and applied LLM research, and contribute to internal best practices
Partner with software and data engineers to deploy AI agents and ML models into production-grade, secure, and scalable systems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. A master's or Ph.D. is a plus
Strong foundation in machine learning and deep learning, including supervised, unsupervised, and anomaly-detection techniques
Extensive experience applying data science, machine learning, and agentic AI systems to cybersecurity domains, including threat detection and response
Proven ability to deliver reliable, high-quality AI systems in fast-paced, evolving environments
Proficiency in Python. Experience with PySpark, Databricks, or large-scale data processing frameworks is a plus
Experience working with LLMs (open-source and commercial) in production or research settings, including model selection, evaluation, and safe deployment
Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for security or knowledge-intensive workflows
Understanding of LLM and AI security considerations, such as adversarial inputs, model exploitation, data privacy, and governance
Experience with cloud-based ML platforms and modern MLOps practices is a plus
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to reason under uncertainty and adversarial conditions
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across security, engineering, and research teams
Company
Varonis
Varonis is a pioneer in data security and analytics, fighting a different battle than conventional cybersecurity companies.
Founded in 2005
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (11)
2024 (5)
2023 (2)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$430.46MKey Investors
Convergence Investment PartnersDell EMC
2024-09-05Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2021-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2020-01-01Post Ipo Debt
Leadership Team
Brian Vecci
Field CTO
David Gibson
SVP of Strategic Programs
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