Cybersecurity Research Assistant
Core
Implement and monitor security controls, build automation for hardening, and develop AI tooling to assist with cybersecurity operations for AI research systems.
Role type
Junior security engineer (Kubernetes/Linux)
Builds
Security controls, monitoring dashboards, automation scripts, and AI-assisted security tooling
Domain
Federal IT / Cybersecurity / AI Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Linux command line, Bash scripting, Python scripting, vulnerability scanning, secrets management, network policy, role-based access control, Git, security documentation
Preferred skills
Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, Kubernetes, NIST security controls, federal IT environments
Technologies
Kubernetes, Linux (RHEL/Rocky, Ubuntu), Ansible, Python, Bash, Git, Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic
Responsibilities
Implement security controls via configuration changes across Kubernetes and Linux environments; Build and operate monitoring and detection coverage including log aggregation and alert routing; Run scheduled vulnerability scans and track findings to closure; Write and maintain automation for hardening baselines and drift checks; Contribute to secrets management and network policy work; Build deterministic collectors for security evidence; Develop internal AI tooling to assist with control retrieval and triaging; Document security configurations and procedures for audits; Test implemented controls and restore backups to verify functionality
Seniority
Junior, hands-on IC
