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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in AI model development for cybersecurity, with a focus on vulnerability discovery, threat detection, and security operations. Proven ability to lead research projects, mentor teams, and translate research into practical applications.
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Ph.D. In Computer Science5+ Years Of Relevant ExperienceDeep Expertise In Agentic AIPython And AI/ML FrameworksStrong Experimental And Prototyping Skills
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Hard Skills
AI Model DevelopmentVulnerability DiscoveryThreat DetectionMalware AnalysisSecurity ReasoningModel TrainingProgram AnalysisIntrusion DetectionSoftware SecuritySecurity Operations
Soft Skills
Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal CommunicationTechnical MentorshipCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
AI/ML FrameworksSystems SoftwareSecurity ToolingLarge-Scale Data Systems
Industry Keywords
CybersecurityResearch ExcellencePrototypingOperational ScalabilityResearch Collaboration
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCyber SecurityPython
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Define a high-impact research agenda and lead projects advancing AI models and agents for cybersecurity
- Improve model and agent capabilities for security reasoning, code and system understanding, planning, tool use, memory, long-horizon investigation, and collaboration with human defenders
- Advance architectures, data, training, post-training, and evaluation methods
- Develop AI-powered capabilities for vulnerability discovery, secure development, threat detection, malware analysis, incident investigation, security validation, and automated defense
- Build and evaluate prototypes in realistic environments
- Measure detection quality, false positives, time to insight, analyst effectiveness, security risk, and operational scalability
- Collaborate across AI, security, research, engineering, and product teams
- Publish original research
- Mentor researchers and interns
- Translate research advances into deployed capabilities
Requirements
What you’ll need- A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- Established record of research excellence demonstrated through influential publications, open-source systems, patents, technology transfer, or substantial research collaborations
- Deep expertise in one or more relevant areas such as agentic AI, model training, reasoning and tool use, machine learning for security, vulnerability research, program analysis, software security, intrusion detection, malware analysis, or security operations
- Experience defining and leading ambiguous, multi-disciplinary research projects and providing technical mentorship
- Strong experimental and prototyping skills
- Python and relevant AI/ML frameworks, including experience training, adapting, or evaluating models or agents
- Experience with systems software, security tooling, or large-scale data systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with both AI researchers and security practitioners
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equity
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