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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Associate Data Scientist - **Company:** Visa Inc. - **Location:** Foster City, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $112,400.0 - $174,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Big Data, Cyber Security, Data Files, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Job Scheduling, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, SQL Databases, Feature Engineering, Large Language Models, Apache Spark, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Cyber Threat Analysis, Backend, Information Technology - **Published:** July 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17457766?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17457766%2FAssociate-Data-Scientist-California-Foster-City ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree, OR 3+ years of relevant work experience, * 2 or more years of work experience. * Less than 1 year relevant work experience with either bachelor's or master's degree in data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, engineering, or other related business or quantitative discipline is required. * Solid background and hands on experiences with building Machine learning, deep learning and AI models. * Experience with Generative AI/LLM * Excellent understanding of algorithms and data structures and proficiency in Python and SQL. * Experience working with large datasets using tools and Hadoop, Spark, or Hive. * Excellent analytic and problem-solving capability combined with ambition to solve hard problems. * Strong communications skills and ability to collaborate. * Highly driven, resourceful and results oriented. * Good team player and excellent interpersonal skills. * Demonstrated ability to lead and navigate through ambiguity. ## Description As part of Cyber Threat Analytics and Research team (CTAR), you will leverage cutting-edge technologies to perform statistical profiling, inference, classification, clustering and predictive analysis. As a key member of the technical team, you will create and implement sophisticated machine learning models to help derive new insights to defend against cyber-attacks. You will be working with a large variety of data sets, cutting-edge security technologies, and world-class operation teams to create awesome analytics for security and other business units., * Analyze cyber event logs using Spark and big data technologies and develop deeper insights into products using advanced statistical methods. * Devise and implement deep learning models for building user behavior profiles. This includes data acquisition, feature engineering, model development, and deployment. * Support and optimize other existing analytical models/products. * Maintain the backend operations pipeline, including the job scheduler and data processes. * Devise and implement methods for efficiently monitoring model effectiveness and performance in production. * Use GenAI to create an agentic framework that enhances cyber investigation efficiency. * As a member of the CTAR team, you will work closely with other data scientists and data engineers to build, design, engineer, and develop analytical software and services that deliver security functionality and improve security efficiency and capabilities through automation. * Assist in shaping overall direction, life-cycle management, and leadership for Information Security architecture and technology related to Visa. * Communicate clean and persuasive data directly to end users, leadership, and other stakeholders, technical and non-technical. This is a hybrid position. 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