Offensive Security Analyst AI Specialist

Dallas, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 21 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Offensive Security Analyst - AI Specialist

Design and conduct Red Team operations focused on AI/ML systems including adversarial input testing model inversion poisoning and evasion attacks.
Emulate threat actors targeting AI infrastructure (e.g. model hosting platforms training data lakes inference APIs).
Develop custom tooling and payloads for AI-specific attack scenarios including adversarial examples and synthetic data manipulation.
Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to assess model robustness fairness and explainability under adversarial conditions.
Lead Purple Team exercises to validate detection and response capabilities for AI-related threats.
Produce detailed reports and executive briefings outlining risks attack paths and remediation strategies.
Contribute to threat modeling and detection engineering for AI systems.
Stay current on emerging AI threats adversarial ML research and regulatory implications.
Mentor junior team members and foster a culture of offensive innovation.

What it takes:

Proven experience in Red Team operations adversary emulation or advanced penetration testing.
Deep understanding of AI/ML concepts including supervised/unsupervised learning NLP computer vision and reinforcement learning.
Experience with adversarial ML techniques (e.g. FGSM PGD DeepFool model extraction).
Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn).
Familiarity with cloudplatforms (AWS Azure GCP) and their AI services.
Knowledge of MITRE ATLAS MITRE ATT&CK and NIST AI RMF.
Experience with offensive tooling and scripting for automation and exploit development.
Excellent communication skills for technical and executive audiences.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard we dont just have a missionwere on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning collaboration and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.

Required Experience:

Offensive Security Analyst - AI SpecialistDesign and conduct Red Team operations focused on AI/ML systems including adversarial input testing model inversion poisoning and evasion attacks.Emulate threat actors targeting AI infrastructure (e.g. model hosting platforms training data lakes inference AP...