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AI Security - Principal Security Research Engineer I

United States🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $159,800–$159,800🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Designing and validating detection capabilities for AI security within Elastic Security, focusing on threat research and defense enhancement.

Role type

Principal Security Research Engineer (AI Security)

Builds

Internal rule management capabilities, Elastic AI workflows, and rigorous threat detection protections.

Domain

Cybersecurity / AI Security / Threat Intelligence

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Generative AI Security, MITRE ATLAS/ATT&CK threat techniques, query languages (EQL, KQL, SQL), AI-assisted development tools, modern AI/ML frameworks, LLM API integration

Preferred skills

None explicitly stated

Technologies

EQL, KQL, SQL, LLM APIs

Responsibilities

Create and present findings to enhance team knowledge and community awareness, Investigate new multidomain threat vectors and attack methodologies, Develop new capabilities and Elastic AI workflows to streamline threat research processes, Monitor security trends and threat intelligence reports, Improve and create new internal rule management capabilities

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC

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