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Senior Data Science Engineer 2

Remote - U.S.

Who is SimSpace:

SimSpace launched in 2015 with a singular purpose – addressing the most urgent and sophisticated cybersecurity challenges to reduce risk for our most vulnerable and valuable infrastructure. The organizations around the world that we depend on every day to keep our loved ones safe and secure. Our healthcare facilities, schools, financial institutions, transit centers, grocery stores, and workplaces just to name a few. To deliver global resiliency, we provide an elite cyber range platform to curate unassailable cyber defenses, data driven decisions, cutting edge training labs, live attack scenarios, and extensive individual and dynamic team readiness training. 

SimSpace works as OneTeam to elevate humanity around the world. We are committed to continuously improving and delivering a cultivated member experience whether that is accomplished through focusing on supporting our client’s teams or our own mission driven SimSpacers. 

We are an international company headquartered in Boston's Fort Point in the U.S. If you are interested in elevating the technology and creative solutions necessary to secure and safeguard our future while working alongside others who share your passion for purpose and development, we want to meet you!

Why should you choose a career at SimSpace?

We are an organization that is focused on building our culture and mindfully enhancing our atmosphere everyday which is why we have collaborated on an integral value system. Our governing philosophy of being Human Centered is deeply embedded within our value system. We apply this philosophy to every one of our internal team members, external clients, and their customers.

Our core values:

  • Serve to Protect – We provide safe space, deliver on the mission, and elevate humanity
  • Acquire Understanding – We seek and provide clarity 10x, cultivate comprehension, and believe information goes both all ways
  • Operate as Innovators – We stay curious, practice consistency over intensity, and continue to be the change we need in the world
  • Teamwork Without Borders – We are never alone, we solve for all, and keep people at the heart of everything we do

Senior Data Science Engineer 2 sought by SimSpace Corporation (Boston, MA).

JOB DUTIES

  • Design, build, and maintain software solutions to support SimSpace's core activities, including the development of a cutting-edge cybersecurity training platform.
  • Utilize Python and libraries like Numpy, Scipy, and Matplotlib to enhance the platform’s content, courses, learner dashboards, and other features.
  • Create new cyber tools and technologies tailored to the needs of customers, helping them train and evaluate personnel and technologies in a simulated cyber range environment.
  • Design and develop software to support AI and machine learning initiatives, integrating capabilities such as natural language processing, classification algorithms, and neural networks.
  • Utilize libraries and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, and scikit-learn to implement advanced AI/ML algorithms.
  • Manage and optimize database handling, ensuring seamless integration of AI/ML technologies into cybersecurity tools and platforms.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, including product development, engineering, and cybersecurity content developers, to align platform features with broader organizational goals.
  • Engage with external stakeholders and industry experts to incorporate the latest technologies and insights into the software ecosystem.
  • Address complex issues by analyzing data and selecting appropriate methods and techniques to drive creative, effective solutions.
  • Write well-documented and thoroughly tested code, ensuring seamless integration into SimSpace’s broader platform.
  • Develop proficiency in APIs, HTTP protocols, and REST for efficient system integration.
  • Utilize testing frameworks such as unittest and pytest to ensure the quality and reliability of developed software.
  • Work with containerization tools like Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes to enhance software deployment and scalability.
  • Develop novel cybersecurity tools and interact with existing ones that are commonly used by SimSpace's customers and competitors.
  • Continuously research and assess the viability of new cybersecurity technologies to enhance the platform’s capabilities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful implementation and use of these tools within the SimSpace ecosystem.

 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • Master’s degree in mathematics, computer science, or closely related field.
  • 4 years of work-experience or research experience in advanced mathematics, computer science, software engineering, cybersecurity or data science.

Experience should include:

  • Demonstrated experience in working or developing and applying mathematical or machine learning algorithms to data-intensive problems.
  • Proven experience authoring or maintaining open-source software projects.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Python, including experience with at least two of these four packages like numpy, pandas, scipy, matplotlib.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in a selection of machine learning algorithms like binary classification, cluster analysis, natural language processing, and decision trees, supervised learning, regression analysis, reinforcement learning.
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing at least two testing frameworks such as unittest and pytest to ensure the quality and reliability of developed software.
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing at least two libraries and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, and scikit-learn to implement advanced AI/ML algorithms.
  • Work with containerization tools like Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes to enhance software deployment and scalability.

We’re proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive package designed to support your well-being, growth, and success:
  • Compensation. Base salary: $175,500.26 reflecting our confidence in your expertise and impact, with the opportunity for annual bonuses tied to company performance and individual contributions.
  • Health & Wellness. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one!
  • Mental Health Support. Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health.
  • Financial Well-Being. Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match.
  • Flexible Time Off. Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members.
  • Parental Leave. Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments.
  • Ownership Opportunities: Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants—become an invested stakeholder in our shared success.
  • Referral Rewards: Earn $1,500–$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program.
  • Peloton Interactive Wellness Program: Full- and partial- subsidized membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals.
  • Continuous Learning: Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development.
  • Social Connections: Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community.
  • Extra Perks: Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life’s details.

*Experience may be gained through academic coursework during or after master’s degree.
**May work remotely from anywhere in the US.

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In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. 

SimSpace does not and shall not discriminate based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression and identity, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military/veteran status, in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. SimSpace encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. We look forward to your application!

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact careers@simspace.com.

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Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range.

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