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Principal Associate, Data Scientist, SBB Fraud

at Discover Financial Services

📍 McLean, VA Unknown 💰 $161K – $184K USD / year Posted April 17, 2026
Salary $161K – $184K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category AI & Machine Learning

As a Principal Associate Data Scientist for SBB Fraud, you will build and deploy machine learning models to detect and prevent small business fraud. You will leverage Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, and Spark to develop models through design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver fraud defenses customers can rely on.

  • Partner with cross-functional teams of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers
  • Leverage Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, and Spark to extract insights from large numeric and textual datasets
  • Build machine learning models through design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation
  • Translate modeling complexity into tangible fraud prevention business goals
  • Develop fraud models that protect customers and Capital One against transaction, account opening, and account takeover fraud

Fraud-focused data science role using Python with cloud platforms such as AWS. You will develop statistical and machine learning models including clustering, classification, sentiment analysis, time series, and deep learning, using H2O and Spark and validating performance via confusion matrix and ROC curve metrics.

The ideal candidate is a Principal Associate Data Scientist specializing in fraud modeling with strong statistical modeling experience. They have hands-on machine learning development using Python and cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, with practical tool experience including H2O and Spark. They can build and validate models through design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation, and communicate modeling results into actionable business outcomes for SBB fraud prevention.

Statistically-minded model building and validationexperience interpreting a confusion matrix or a ROC curvebuild machine learning models through all phases of development (design through trainingevaluationvalidationand implementation)hands-on experience developing data science solutions using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms
clusteringclassificationsentiment analysistime seriesdeep learningretrievingcombiningand analyzing data from a variety of sources and structures
PythonCondaAmazon Web ServicesAWSH2OSparkopen-source languages
machine learning modelsPythonCondaAWSH2OSparkconfusion matrixROC curveclusteringclassificationsentiment analysistime seriesdeep learningopen-source languagescloud computing platforms
machine learning modelsmodel development lifecycle (design through trainingevaluationvalidationand implementation)PythonCondaAWSAmazon Web ServicesH2OSparknumeric datatextual dataclusteringclassificationsentiment analysistime seriesdeep learningconfusion matrixROC curveretrieving datacombining dataanalyzing data from a variety of sources and structuresdata science solutionsopen-source languagescloud computing platforms
partner with cross-functional team of data scientistssoftware engineersand product managerscustomer firstflex interpersonal skills to translate complexity into tangible business goalscommunicationcollaboration
Industry Banking
Job Function Develop and operationalize machine learning fraud models for small business banking
Role Subtype Data Scientist
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Python, AI & Machine Learning, Spark, Data Science
Principal AssociateData ScientistSBB FraudSmall Business Bank Fraudfraud modelsmachine learningPythonCondaAWSAmazon Web ServicesH2OSparkconfusion matrixROC curveclusteringclassificationsentiment analysistime seriesdeep learningopen-source languagescloud computing platformsdesign through trainingevaluationvalidationimplementationaccount openingaccount takeover fraud

Statistically-minded experience building models with validation, Experience interpreting a confusion matrix or a ROC curve, Hands-on experience developing data science solutions using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms

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