Senior Data Scientist/Engineer

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.</p></div><p> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="17" data-local-id="21ca5642e6d7">The Data Science group sits within Black Duck's Data Engineering organisation, operating as a centre of excellence in statistical analysis, machine learning engineering, and applied AI. We work at the intersection of cybersecurity and data intelligence; building models, evaluation frameworks, and AI-powered capabilities that directly shape how tens of thousands of developers and security teams understand and respond to risk.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="447" data-local-id="ee0707b949d1">Our work spans predictive analytics, behavioural modelling, LLM integration, and the development of internal AI platforms. We're opinionated about quality, curious by default, and outcome-driven in everything we ship.</p> <h3 id="Our-Values" data-local-id="f1caf416ea41" data-renderer-start-pos="666">Our Values</h3> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="f6347beedff8" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="680" data-local-id="e1f94e42f857"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Trust</strong>: We'd rather be late than wrong. Our work is only as valuable as its credibility.</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="771" data-local-id="1a4f32c60a67"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Collaboration</strong>: We have deep technical expertise, but we work shoulder-to-shoulder with the subject matter experts who define what "correct" actually means in our domain.</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="944" data-local-id="a6617548b0e5"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Results</strong>: We're outcome-driven. Research has value, but it has more value when it's written up, shipped, or handed off.</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1066" data-local-id="a9dbe6966154"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Curiosity</strong>: Exploration is core to what we do — including the dead ends. (It's not science unless you <a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu1v1w _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSUMBBFjxrY" data-renderer-mark="true">write it down</a>.)</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1186" data-local-id="fcb16ff2b957"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Fun</strong>: We work in a genuinely strange corner of the data world. Revel in it.</p> </li> </ul> <h2 id="About-the-Role" data-local-id="0f4ab3ee7810" data-renderer-start-pos="1264">About the Role</h2> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1280" data-local-id="406c6d1f0521">As a <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Senior Data Scientist</strong>, you will own the design, development, and production deployment of machine learning and AI systems that drive measurable outcomes across Black Duck's cybersecurity platforms. This is primarily a <strong data-renderer-mark="true">technical individual contributor</strong> role — we're looking for someone who can take a problem from framing through to a shipped, evaluated, production system, and who brings genuine depth in ML/AI engineering rather than general data work.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1739" data-local-id="9679bb5dd1bd">Data infrastructure and pipeline ownership sits with our dedicated Data Engineering function. Your focus is on what we do with that data: building models, evaluating them rigorously, integrating AI capabilities into products and internal tooling, and helping shape how the team approaches applied AI at scale.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2050" data-local-id="0504cf2c6788">The role is primarily based at our Belfast R&D site. UK/<span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text"><span class="_kqswh2mm"><span class="_5pioz8co _189e1dm9 _1il9buyh _19lc184f _d0altlke" data-testid="definition-highlighter">EMEA</span></span></span> remote or hybrid applicants will be considered, with at least quarterly travel to Belfast expected. Additional conference and collaboration opportunities are available commensurate with your impact.</p> <h2 id="Key-Responsibilities" data-local-id="55386797327f" data-renderer-start-pos="2311">Key Responsibilities</h2> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="7be605060120" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2335"…