AI Security Researcher

Meet the Team

The AI Software & Platform team delivers AI products and platform for all Cisco Secure products and portfolios so businesses around the world can defend against threats and safeguard the most vital aspects of their business with security resilience. We are passionate about making our customers secure by simplifying security with zero compromise.

Your Impact

As an AI Security Researcher for our AI Software & Platform team, you will be responsible for leading efforts focused on the following:

• Conduct threat research on existing and emerging AI security threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies.
• Assess risk and impact of threats and communicate findings to cross-functional teams, and customers.
• Collaborate with AI Defense product and engineering teams translate threat intelligence, and research into new detection and protection capabilities.
• Engage with the broader AI security research community to share knowledge and insights and participate in conferences and workshops to represent the organization.
• Author blog posts alongside product marketing, including an AI Threat Intelligence round up.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years or Master's degree with 8+ years or PhD with 5+ years of experience in machine learning and AI research or threat research
• 3+ years of experience in threat research, threat intelligence, threat hunting, threat modeling, or red teaming
• Hands-on experience with AI technologies and/or information security.
• Work or academic experience in AI, machine learning, and deep learning technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI/ML security risks
• Python / Go / programming or scripting familiarity
• Experience in event investigation at scale, including the ability to triage large volumes of data using tools such as Snowflake and open datasets.
• The capacity to think critically and tackle complex, innovative problems in the field.
• A willingness to continuously learn and adapt, crucial in the ever-evolving field of AI
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Why Cisco?

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#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.