Security Researcher (Generative AI)

TL;DR

Security Researcher (Generative AI): Advancing the security and trustworthiness of generative AI technologies by exploring emerging threats and designing innovative defenses. Focus on investigating trends in generative AI compliance, researching attacker tradecraft, and creating/validating detections in a research environment.

Location: Hybrid role requiring 2 days a week in the Cambridge office.

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity, providing an essential platform to protect organizations from unknown threats using proprietary AI.

What you will do

• Contribute to projects ranging from rapid prototyping to open-ended research initiatives in generative AI security.
• Provide initial insights and ongoing feedback to product, development, and machine learning teams.
• Investigate trends in generative AI compliance and visibility.
• Research attacker tradecraft targeting generative AI chatbots and agentic systems.
• Create, validate, and test detections in a research environment.
• Provide detailed and actionable feedback on product performance.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of generative AI systems and their security challenges.
• Familiarity with the evolving landscape of generative AI, including popular foundation models and emerging agentic architectures.
• Knowledge of common attacker methodologies targeting AI systems (e.g., prompt injection, data poisoning, inference, and extraction attacks).
• Interest in contributing to a detection engineering team focused on safeguarding AI technologies.
• Strong logical reasoning and problem-solving skills, especially in unfamiliar or complex scenarios.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• 23 days’ holiday plus all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service.
• Additional day off for your birthday.
• Private medical insurance covering you, your cohabiting partner, and children.
• Life insurance of 4 times your base salary.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Enhanced family leave and confidential Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle to work scheme.