Senior Security Researcher

About Darktrace

Darktrace is a pioneering global company specializing in artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity solutions. Established in 2013, it protects nearly 10,000 organizations by detecting unknown threats through its proprietary AI. The company's Active AI Security Platform™ offers a forward-looking cyber resilience strategy, securing organizations' entire digital ecosystems from networks and clouds to email systems. Darktrace's innovation is underscored by over 200 patent applications and a workforce exceeding 2,400 globally.

Role Overview

This hybrid position requires attendance two days a week at either the London or Cambridge offices. The Senior Security Researcher will concentrate on AI system security, engaging in projects from quick prototyping to long-term research. Acting as a domain specialist, you will provide initial insights and continuous analysis to support product teams, collaborating across product, development, and machine learning groups.

Key Duties

• Analyze trends in the security of generative AI systems.
• Investigate attacker tactics and methodologies.
• Coordinate with development, product, and machine learning teams.
• Offer detailed and practical feedback regarding product security performance.

Required Experience and Skills

• A solid foundation in security principles and emerging AI technologies.
• Familiarity with the dynamic landscape of generative AI models and their typical applications, including foundational frameworks and agentic architectures.
• Knowledge of attacker techniques aimed at generative AI chatbots and agentic systems, such as prompt injection, poisoning, inference, and extraction attacks.
• Proven experience analyzing attacker methods in at least one domain: network, endpoint, cloud, or Kubernetes.
• Strong logical reasoning and problem-solving capabilities in new and complex situations.
• Ability to clearly articulate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Employee Benefits

• 23 days of paid leave plus all public holidays, increasing to 25 days after two years of employment.
• Extra day off on your birthday.
• Comprehensive private medical insurance covering employees and their cohabiting partners and children.
• Life insurance equivalent to four times your base salary.
• Participation in a salary sacrifice pension plan.
• Enhanced family leave options.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program.
• Eligibility to join the cycle to work scheme.