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Data Scientist - Fraud Detection & Financial Defense — Capital One
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Data Science · Verified Opening #6

Data Scientist - Fraud Detection & Financial Defense

business Capital One location_on McLean, VA (Hybrid) apartment Hybrid Full Time

Compensation

$135K – 180K/yr

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Published Date

2 weeks ago

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Work Arrangement

Hybrid • McLean, VA

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Open Positions

3 openings

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Experience Level

Mid-Level

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About the opportunity

Develop real-time anomaly detection and graph neural network models preventing card fraud and identity theft.

Capital One's Cyber & Financial Intelligence group is hiring a Data Scientist. In this position, you will create machine learning models that evaluate transactions within milliseconds to identify unauthorized access, account takeover, and synthetic identity fraud while minimizing friction for legitimate cardholders.
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What you will do

  • check_circle Train gradient boosted trees and graph neural networks on streaming transaction streams.
  • check_circle Engineer high-cardinality behavioral features reflecting customer spending baselines and geo-anomalies.
  • check_circle Partner with fraud investigators and compliance teams to refine decision thresholds and minimize false positives.
  • check_circle Deploy low-latency inference endpoints on cloud native infrastructure.
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What we are looking for

  • arrow_circle_right 3+ years industry experience in fraud modeling, anomaly detection, or cybersecurity analytics.
  • arrow_circle_right Proficiency with Python, scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, and cloud data warehouses (Snowflake).
  • arrow_circle_right Familiarity with streaming data technologies (Kafka, Flink) and graph databases.
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Skills & Tech Stack

Anomaly Detection XGBoost Graph Neural Networks Python Kafka SQL
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Applications include direct proof-of-work repositories and instructor verification endorsements.

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