Information Security Engineer, Agentic AI — Securing Autonomous AI Workflows in Computational Drug Discovery
The Opportunity
AI agents that plan, call tools, and take actions without step-by-step human direction create an attack surface that conventional security controls were not built to cover. This role centers on that problem inside a research organization whose science runs on large-scale computation. The hire will shape and strengthen the organization's security practices, assess and close out threats and vulnerabilities, and automate the handling of recurring security issues, with protecting agentic AI processes as a primary priority for the team.
The client is a New York–based research company working at the intersection of computational biochemistry and drug discovery.
The Research Environment
The client models how biologically relevant molecules behave at the atomic level and uses that understanding to design highly selective drug candidates. Its work draws on specialized, large-scale computing infrastructure alongside high-performance commodity hardware, combined with machine learning and other computational approaches. That platform supports both in-house programs and drug discovery work carried out with outside collaborators.
What You'll Do
- Secure agentic AI workflows and the systems that run them, a central focus for the team, by identifying where autonomous agents introduce new risk and building controls to contain it.
- Assess potential threats and vulnerabilities across the environment and carry each finding through to remediation.
- Refine and extend the organization's security processes so they keep pace with how the research platform evolves.
- Build automation that detects and mitigates common security issues, then maintain and improve it as needs change.
- Communicate security findings and the reasoning behind them clearly to technical colleagues and non-specialists alike.
What You Bring
- Solid grounding in core Information Security principles: Threat Detection & Response, Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, Common Attack Vectors, and Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR).
- Strong Programming and Scripting skills.
- Relevant depth in any of the following areas:
- Hands-on operational work in DevSecOps
- Writing Information Security Policies & Procedures
- Rolling out and running Security Tools
- Protecting Agentic AI Systems & Workflows
- Security Automation for finding and mitigating vulnerabilities
- Ability to explain technical reasoning to experts and non-specialists alike.
- Candidates at all experience levels are welcome to apply.
Paths Into This Role
Candidates whose graduate or doctoral work centered on systems security, applied cryptography, adversarial machine learning, or the safety and security of autonomous and multi-agent systems will find that training applies directly here, as will researchers in Computer Science or Computer Engineering who have moved into operational security.
Compensation & Total Rewards
- Expected annual base salary: $300,000–$1,000,000, set according to factors such as experience and education.
- Sign-on and year-end bonuses as variable pay.
- A generous benefits package with relocation support.
Joining StaffRight Associates
When you work with StaffRight Associates, you get a recruiting partner who understands the substance of your work and represents it accurately to the teams hiring for it. We focus on matching researchers with problems worth their training, and we'll give you a clear, candid picture of each opportunity before you decide to pursue it.
