AI Security Engineer - Red Team (United States, Remote)

We're looking for an AI Security Engineer to join our Red Team and help us push the boundaries of AI security. You'll lead cutting‑edge security assessments, develop novel testing methodologies, and work directly with enterprise clients to secure their AI systems. This role combines hands‑on red‑teaming, automation development, and client engagement. You'll thrive in this role if you want to be at the forefront of an emerging discipline, enjoy working on nascent problems, and like both breaking things and building processes that scale.

Key Responsibilities

This is a highly cross‑functional position. AI security is still being defined, with best practices emerging in real‑time. You'll be building the frameworks, methodologies, and tooling that scale our services while staying adaptable to rapid changes in the AI landscape. This role is ideal for someone who wants to take their traditional cybersecurity expertise and apply it to the new frontier of AI security and safety. Your focus will span several key areas :

Service Delivery & Client Engagement

Lead end‑to‑end delivery of AI red‑teaming security assessment engagements with enterprise customers

Collaborate with clients to scope projects, define testing requirements, and establish success criteria

Conduct comprehensive security assessments of AI systems, including text‑based LLM applications and multimodal agentic systems

Author detailed security assessment reports with actionable findings and remediation recommendations

Present findings and strategic recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders through report readouts

Tooling & Methodology Development

Build upon and improve our established processes and playbooks to scale AI red‑teaming service delivery

Develop frameworks to ensure consistent, high‑quality service delivery

Find the tedious, repetitive stuff and automate it - you don't need to be a world‑class developer, just someone who can build tools that make the team more effective

Research & Innovation

Develop novel red‑teaming methodologies for emerging modalities : image, video, audio, autonomous systems

Stay ahead of the latest AI security threats, attack vectors, and defense mechanisms

Translate cutting‑edge academic and industry research into practical testing approaches

Collaborate with our research and product teams to continuously level up our methodologies

Required Qualifications

Technical Expertise

3+ years of experience in cybersecurity with focus on red‑teaming, penetration testing, or security assessments

Experience with web application and API penetration testing preferred

Deep understanding of LLM vulnerabilities including prompt injection, data poisoning, and jailbreaking techniques

Practical experience with threat modeling complex systems and architectures

Proficiency in developing automated tooling to enable and enhance testing capabilities, improve workflows, and deliver deeper insights

Professional Skills

Proven track record of leading client‑facing security assessment projects from scoping through delivery

Excellent technical writing skills with experience creating executive‑level security reports

Strong presentation and communication skills for diverse audiences

Experience building processes, documentation, and tooling for service delivery teams

AI Security Knowledge

Understanding of AI / ML model architectures, training processes, and deployment patterns

Familiarity with AI safety frameworks and alignment research

Knowledge of emerging AI attack surfaces including multimodal systems and AI agents

Preferred Qualifications

Relevant security certifications (OSCP, OSWA, BSCP, etc.)

Hands‑on experience performing AI red‑teaming assessments, with a strong plus for experience targeting agentic systems

Demonstrated experience designing LLM jailbreaks

Active participation in security research and tooling communities

Background in threat modeling and risk assessment frameworks

Previous speaking experience at security conferences or industry events

What You’ll Gain

Opportunity to shape the future of AI security as an emerging discipline

Work with cutting‑edge AI technologies and novel attack methodologies

Lead high‑visibility projects with enterprise clients across diverse industries

Collaborate with world‑class research team pushing boundaries of AI safety

Platform to establish thought leadership in AI security community

Competitive compensation package with equity participation

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