Adversarial AI, Research Engineer

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Adversarial AI & Research Engineer at Salesforce ensuring AI security through innovative testing methodologies. Leading red team assessments and building security tools for AI systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead adversarial testing of AI by designing, scoping, and executing red team assessments against our AI ecosystem using a risk-based prioritization approach to discover and address vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
  • Innovate in AI attack techniques by combining cutting-edge academic research with proven offensive security methods to establish new Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, and operationalize emerging research to keep assessments aligned with the state of the art.
  • Build and scale security tooling using an automation-first philosophy, driving initiatives to shift security testing left by sharing purpose-built tools with AI security stakeholders across Engineering, Research, and Ethics.
  • Serve as a strategic partner across the company, providing an offensive security perspective to guide product development, support corporate governance, and contribute to policies such as Salesforce's Generative AI Security Standard.

Requirements:

  • 6+ years of experience in offensive security (red teaming, application security, penetration testing, vulnerability research, etc.)
  • 1+ years of direct, hands-on experience testing the security of AI/ML systems, with a deep understanding of LLM vulnerabilities
  • High degree of Python proficiency for tool development, assessment automation, and data analysis
  • Proven experience leading complex technical projects and/or mentoring security teams, with exceptional ability to communicate high-stakes technical risks to both engineering and executive audiences.

Benefits:

  • time off programs
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • mental health support
  • paid parental leave
  • life and disability insurance
  • 401(k)
  • employee stock purchasing program