Assistant AI Security Researcher
Core
Researching vulnerabilities, robustness, and defenses in AI systems to support national security and government clients.
Role type
Assistant AI Security Researcher (IC)
Builds
Analysis methods, tools, datasets, and technical proposals for AI security.
Domain
Cybersecurity + Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | research | infrastructure
Required skills
vulnerability research, reverse engineering, AI/ML implementation, Python/C/C++ programming, framework development, technical writing
Preferred skills
familiarity with Numpy/Pytorch/Tensorflow/ART, NSA Ghidra/IDA Pro, low-level programming
Technologies
Python, C/C++, Numpy, Pytorch, Tensorflow, ART, NSA Ghidra, IDA Pro
Responsibilities
Develop state-of-the-art approaches for analyzing AI system robustness; Apply approaches to understand vulnerabilities and attacker tradecraft; Reverse engineer malicious code; Evaluate effectiveness of AI security tools and techniques; Uncover fundamental assumptions in AI security best practices; Develop thought models, tools, and datasets to characterize threats; Identify opportunities to apply AI to improve cybersecurity research
Seniority
Assistant (Entry-level to Mid-level IC)