Research EngineerScientist, Agent Security
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 121785 - 197200
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
CAISI is a center of AI expertise in the U.S. government. Its Agent Security team is hiring research engineers and scientists to conduct cutting-edge security research perform assessments of AI vulnerabilities and robustness and develop agent security best practices and guidelines.
This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
In this position you will:
- Assess risks such as agent hijacking data poisoning jailbreaking and specification gaming through benchmark development hands-on red-teaming and analysis.
- Conduct novel research that advances the frontier of AI security measurement science.
- Collaborate closely with team members execute complex projects end-to-end and help shape team priorities.
- Design and write performant maintainable code for research and evaluations.
- Develop guidelines and best practices for secure development and deployment of AI.
- Advise agencies across government on secure AI deployment and AI security testing.
- Work in concert with industry researchers on testing exercises and research projects.
- Clearly communicate technical concepts in memos briefings and research papers.
Conditions of employment
- U.S. citizenship
- Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment
- Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure Form OGE-450
- Designated and/or random drug testing required
- Bargaining Unit Position: No
Qualifications
All applicants must submit a resume NOT TO EXCEED two pages on standard-size paper. If the resume exceeds two pages only the first two pages will be reviewed for qualifications or assessment determinations.
Basic Requirements: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific intensive training (for example IT certification) as appropriate.
For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.
- Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces including the general public individuals who work in the agency other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs provide information or assistance resolve their problems or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
- Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
- Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
ZP-2210-IV: In addition to the basic requirements applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level (ZP-III at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as experience demonstrating at least one of (1) expertise in building software systems that evaluate deploy or train AI models or systems; or (2) expertise in adversarial machine learning research or deep learning research; or (3) expertise in assessing studying finding or mitigating cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities especially in AI systems.
ZP-2210-V: In addition to the above requirements applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level (ZP-IV at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as experience demonstrating at least one of (1) expertise in building state-of-the-art software systems that evaluate deploy or train AI models or systems; or (2) advanced expertise in adversarial machine learning research or deep learning research; or (3) advanced expertise in assessing studying finding or mitigating cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities especially in AI systems.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.
If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration
Education
Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.
Additional information
This position is covered under NISTs Alternative Personnel Management System (APMS) a pay-for-performance system with excellent HR flexibilities to help NIST recruit and retain top talent Learn more about the APMS here!
As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Machine Learning
- Python
- AI
- Bioinformatics
- C/C++
- R
- Biochemistry
- Research Experience
- Natural Language Processing
- Deep Learning
- Molecular Biology
