internship data scientist intern jr0014873 location santa clara ca about mcafee mcafee is the worlds largest dedicated security technology company mcafee delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world allowing users to browse and shop the web securely with our unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation mcafee helps home users businesses the public sector and service providers to comply with regulations protect data prevent disruptions identify vulnerabilities and continuously monitor and improve their security our products are unique in how they work together to make security affordable and manageable these days the threats are tougher and the perpetrators are trickier as we have for more than 20 years mcafee delivers superior protection that is trusted by millions of people job description responsibilities at mcafee were building groundbreaking technology to help consumers protect their digital assets at home from malicious elements we have a work hard play hard culture that fosters a fun energetic and collaborative work environment most importantly we all check our egos at the door we have the following opportunity for a creative innovative and resultsoriented person willing to go the extra mile in a fastpaced environment the data scientist intern will develop and enhance advanced machine learning techniques which will help drive data analysis for a wide range of information and product features some of the responsibilities of the role are collaborating with engineers to formulate innovative machine learning solutions to identify anomalous network behavior developing of machine learning techniques on large datasets working on a hadoop and spark technology stack mining large and complex datasets for insights and converting the insights into product features mining complex datasets to identify network behavior patterns working collaboratively with a team as well as independently communicating complex concepts and results in a clear and effective manner what to expect during the internship the program is a 1012 week assignment where you will undertake a challenging project designed to blend strategic and operational work you will be provided with a full network of individuals to ensure you have an incredible internship experience and be assigned a mentor and peerlevel buddy to help you navigate through the organization specific projects and responsibilities will be assigned based upon your skillset internship beginning mayjune 2019 internship conclusion augustseptember 2019 requirements majoring in computer science data science software engineering or information technology working towards a bachelors or masters degree graduating after august 2019 knowledgeable in python machine learning and data science 30 gpa or better eligible to work in united states without work authorization sponsorship now or anytime in the future you must be within one year from obtaining your degree at the conclusion of the internship for example if the internship concludes in august 2019 you should have your degree no later than august 2020 preferred skills were looking for the following skills knowledge in programming in one or more of java python or scala knowledge in model development using one of r or