Overview
Remote
$80+
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
Cyber Security
Artificial Intelligence
AI
MCP authentication
multi-agent workflows
sandboxing
plugin lifecycle
AI techniques
threat detection
Job Details
Position: Associate AI/Cybersecurity Engineer
Location: Remote
Hiring Mode: 12 Months Contract
Job Description:
The Associate AI/Cyber Engineer will assist in the development, implementation, and optimization of advanced AI and machine learning algorithms to detect and mitigate cyber threats.
This role is focused on hands-on technical engineering, involving deep research into AI security models and working closely with other teams to integrate AI solutions into cybersecurity architectures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and optimize AI-driven security solutions to identify, predict, and prevent cyber threats.
- Implement machine learning models, neural networks, and other AI techniques to enhance threat detection capabilities.
- Collaborate with data scientists, security engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate AI technologies into the existing cybersecurity infrastructure.
- Analyze data from security incidents to continuously improve AI models and methodologies.
- Stay current on industry trends and advancements in both AI and cybersecurity.
Requirements:
- Strong knowledge and experience with AI Agents, multi-agent workflows, tool-using agents, and orchestrations frameworks.
- Strong understanding of MCP authentication, sandboxing, plugin lifecycle, and secure tool invocation patterns.
- Experience implementing guardrails, red-team testing, and automated security scanning for AI pipelines.
- Ability to detect, prevent, and remediate AI threats/vulnerabilities such as prompt injection, data poisoning, output manipulations, and other AI specific threats.
- Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Specific knowledge and passion for AI and Cybersecurity. AI specific training and certifications are highly preferred.
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