Visiting AI Security Resident

We are seeking mission-driven cybersecurity experts to address critical challenges at the intersection of AI information security and national security. As a Visiting AI Security Resident youll manage and lead projects that directly impact AI and cybersecurity policy at the highest levels of government and industry contributing to the security and integrity of powerful AI systems.

Your work will address key questions related to securing AI systems understanding their cyber capabilities and examining their policy implications. You will be responsible for leading complex projects that span technical research policy analysis and infrastructure development. For example you might lead projects to develop AI-specific threat models build software tools for AI cyber capability evaluations or identify critical areas for new security R&D. Your work will shape recommendations for the White House regulatory agencies the intelligence community other national governments and industry leaders.

You will communicate the results of your work to both technical and non-technical audiences through quick-turnaround policy briefs and detailed written research products.

This position is structured as a focused two-year appointment to create the urgency needed to drive ambitious change in this rapidly evolving field. Every day of your tenure will count toward achieving ambitious projects in AI security. The appointment may be renewed for an additional year with options for longer-term employment thereafter.

Qualifications

All research positions require excellent analytic skills; the ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing; the ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team; and a strong commitment to high-quality rigorous and objective analysis.

Required:

• Technical experience in security engineering software engineering firmware engineering hardware engineering or related fields

• Technical management experience including leading cross-functional teams managing project budgets and mentoring and developing team members

• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead complex projects to completion

• Proficiency in Python Java C/C or other popular programming languages

• Ability to develop rigorous and comprehensive threat models and identify potential system vulnerabilities

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal tailored to technical and non-technical audiences

• Ability to reason about policy options given different technical considerations

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment

• Fluency with MS Office suite

Preferred:

• Graduate of the Computer Network Operations Development Program (CNODP) Remote Interactive Operator Training (RIOT) Future Operator Readiness Growth and Enrichment (FORGE) or equivalent experience

• Experience with red team operations or offensive cyber capabilities development

• Understanding of advanced persistent threat (APT) tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) and experience with defending against them

• Ability to think creatively about offensive and/or defensive techniques and strategies beyond compliance with existing regulations

• Familiarity with U.S. cybersecurity agencies authorities and policy development processes

• Experience working in or with government on cybersecurity policy

• Experience with advising non-technical stakeholders on security topics

• Familiarity with the AI/ML hardware stack (e.g. GPUs TPUs data center design)

• Familiarity with the AI/ML software stack (e.g. CUDA PyTorch TensorFlow Ray)

• Experience working on AI research ML model training or model deployment

• Experience with securing AI systems

Education Requirements

Minimum education requirements at the associate level include:

• A PhD in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Cybersecurity Information Security Information Technology Mathematics Applied Mathematics Physics Applied Physics Engineering Physics Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Engineering and Public Policy Technology and Policy National Security Policy Policy Analysis Political Science International Relations or similar is required.

OR

• A Masters degree in the fields listed above with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience is required.

OR

• A Bachelors degree in the fields listed above with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience is required.

Masters or PhD preferred.

Security Clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government clearance is preferred but not required.