When you think of technology in the US, do your thoughts go straight to Silicon Valley? We wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case. The California region is the world’s best-known name for technology and is the birthplace and home of many of the world’s largest technology companies. More than 30 Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered here, and it is also home to thousands of startup companies.
Outside of Silicon Valley, there are other established tech locations in the US, including Atlanta, Boston, and New York City, which has the largest tech workforce nationally, employing more than 670,000 people in the industry. In addition, New York state attracts the country’s second largest amount of venture capital, after California. Seattle also has a long history in technology and has been the home of Microsoft since 1979. Last year, Washington state took first place in the 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem report.
A recent Moody’s Analytics survey assessed 300 metropolitan areas on factors such as the unemployment rate, employment rate (as well as labor growth), and job and wage growth in each area. The results found that job markets are most popular in medium-sized cities with populations of less than 2.3 million, which have relatively low income taxes (if at all) and climates that allow for year-round outdoor pursuits.
So if you’re looking for a new role, where should you look? The research highlighted Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Salt Lake City, Utah; Jacksonville, Florida and Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ve got three to check out below – and many more to discover on the VentureBeat Job Board.
Threat Detection & Response, Assistant Vice President, MUFG
Place: Raleigh, North Carolina (or remotely).
The roll: In the role of Threat Detection & Response, Assistant Vice President, you will focus on investigating cybercriminal threats across systems, technologies, operations and programs. You will analyze research to determine a cybercriminal’s capabilities, intentions, and attack approaches, including those involving multiple stages.
The responsibilities: You respond quickly to incidents to minimize exposure to risk and ensure system availability, and proactively monitor internal and external environments. You also look for opportunities to automate detection and remediation and to reduce incident response times. You make reports and briefings with perspectives on the behavior of opponents.
The requirements: A bachelor’s degree in computer science or technology-related field, or equivalent work experience is required. You will also need five to six years of experience responding to cyber incidents or emerging threats and developing advanced threat detection capabilities. Experience in the banking or financial sector is preferred.
Apply for the Threat Detection & Response, Assistant Vice President position or view other vacancies at MUFG.
Data Science Manager — Profiles for Job Seekers, Indeed
Place: Austin, Texas.
The roll: The Data Science Manager’s role at Indeed is to track the data, log, analyze, visualize, and model terabytes of search data for work. Data Scientists build and implement machine learning models to make timely decisions, and each is a combination of a statistician, scientist, machine learning expert, and engineer.
The responsibilities: You program with R, Python, Java or C++ and perform big data modeling work in Hadoop, Pig, Scala and Spark.
The requirements: You have experience hiring and onboarding a rapidly growing team, as well as experience in search rankings, deep learning or recommendation systems. Your technical skills include Python, R, Julia, and Octave, as well as SQL, Pandas, and MongoDB.
Check out the Data Science Manager role or browse more opportunities on Indeed.
SEO Analyst Thriveworks
Place: Nashville, Tennessee (or remotely).
The roll: Counseling chain Thriveworks is looking for an SEO Analyst with a passion for SEO and mental health to help her excel in her mission. This is a role where your efforts will have a meaningful impact on people’s lives.
The responsibilities: Help Thriveworks take its SEO, content and page experience to the next level. You own your projects from idea to execution, you analyze the market and performance and apply your insights to decision making. In this role, you will be responsible for your roadmap and work closely with content, clinicians, product, development and marketing teams to achieve your goals.
The requirements: You will need experience in the fundamentals of SEO: analytics, tech, UX, content and backlink strategy and you should be comfortable working with Google Analytics (or a similar platform), Google Tag Manager and Google Search Console. Experience using SEO tools such as SEMRush, Ahrefs, SEOClarity, and Screaming Frog is required, as well as experience with SEO technical audits and communicating fixes for development work.
Learn more about the SEO Analyst role or browse more opportunities at Thriveworks.
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