Harmonic Security

Cybersecurity

DataScientist

£85–105k London, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Data Scientist at Harmonic Security. Skills: Data Science, Machine Learning, NLP. Build sensitive data detection models. Define sensitive data categories”

Industry & Context.

Cybersecurity
Problems you'll solve

Identify sensitive data; Tune models

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years Python, SQL proficiency, Classification/NLP models to production

Nice to Have

PhD preferred, Experience in data security, Experience working with customers, Experience operating ML systems in cloud

What You'll Do.

Build sensitive data detection models

Define sensitive data categories

Curate training datasets

Curate evaluation datasets

Ship production-ready detectors

Improve existing models

Tune production models

Sharpen detection accuracy

Stay current on techniques

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Remote/hybrid team; Engineering partners; Security partners; Product partners

Communication Scope

Explain trade-offs; Make recommendations

Process & Methodology

Pragmatic decisions, Fast iteration, Incremental delivery

Full Job Description

Harmonic Security lets teams adopt AI tools safely by protecting sensitive data in real time with minimal effort. It gives enterprises full control and stops leaks so that their teams can innovate confidently. We are led by cybersecurity experts and backed by top investors including N47, Ten Eleven Ventures, and In-Q-Tel. ABOUT THE TEAM Our Product Delivery team is the engine that turns vision into impact. We ship early and often, getting valuable features into the hands of customers quickly and iterating fast. We work in the open by default, sharing progress and ideas, and we trust each other to own outcomes. We’re a small but mighty crew where every person plays a critical role and we’re committed to using AI to work smarter and faster. ABOUT THE ROLE As our Data Scientist, you’ll help advance our mission to secure Generative AI adoption by building and continuously improving the detection models at the heart of our product - curating high-quality training datasets and tuning production models informed by real-world customer feedback. WHAT YOU WILL DO - You’ll build and improve sensitive data detection models end-to-end - defining new sensitive data categories, curating training and evaluation datasets, training and validating models, and shipping production-ready detectors. - Once models are live, you’ll continuously improve our existing suite using model performance metrics and direct customer feedback to prioritise retunes and sharpen detection accuracy. - You’ll communicate clearly and proactively in a remote/hybrid team - able to explain trade-offs, make recommendations, and bring engineering, security, and product partners along in decisions without slowing momentum. - You’ll stay current on techniques that materially improve model and dataset quality, and you'll be directly contributing to the development of groundbreaking technology that empowers secure Generative AI adoption within enterprises. YOU'D BE A GREAT FIT FOR THE ROLE IF - You’ve taken classific

Free ATS check

Applying for this Data Scientist role?

Most applicants get filtered before a human reads their resume. See if yours makes the cut.

How to Apply on Ashby

  • Ashby is a fast modern ATS — most applications take under 3 minutes.
  • The resume parser is strong; verify parsed experience dates and job titles.
  • Custom screening questions are often scored algorithmically — answer completely.
  • Location field affects geo-based screening; use your actual metro area.

ANONYMOUS · UNFILTERED

What do employees actually say about Harmonic Security?

Real rants from real employees. Read before you apply.

Read Company Rants →