Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
Principal AI Security Researcher
Location
United States
Posted
19 days ago
Salary
$154.1K - $278.5K / year
Job Description
Job Requirements
- Master's degree and 15+ years of prior relevant technical experience in software engineering, engineering, data science, cybersecurity or cyber operations, or related field.
- Hands on experience building AI/ML systems, especially leveraging LLMs, multi-agent frameworks, or autonomous decision systems
- Familiarity with Frontier AI company capabilities (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc) and LLM orchestration and agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack)
- Experience with SecDevOps, DevOps, and nonhuman identities (NHI) and related technologies.
- Understanding of secure architectures including Zero Trust (NIST 800-207, DoD ZT RA), Secure-by-Design patterns (CISA), or resilient systems design. (NIST 800-160 v2r1)
- Hands-on Software Development Skills (Python-Preferred)
- Understanding of machine learning algorithms, tools and platforms (NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Pytorch, or similar)
- Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
- Experience working independently and in a team in an innovative and fast-paced environment while delivering to deadlines.
- Enthusiasm for innovation, experimentation and self-development in the cybersecurity field.
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.) preferred
- Experience with adversarial machine learning, reinforcement learning, or multi-agent systems – especially desired if having done so in the context of cybersecurity operations.
- Experience evaluating, running, and / or fine-tuning open source models (e.g., Lllama-3, working w/ Hugging Face Models).
- Knowledge of federated learning or edge AI deployments for cyber-physical systems or operational technology.
- Experience with securing AI systems and AI components along with understanding of common frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, MITRE ATLAS, NIST AI 100-2
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype, iterate, and integrate in a collaborate research environment.
- Experience working with technology vendors and academic researchers, as well as leading multi-disciplinary research teams.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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