Applied AI Scientist, Autonomous Defense
Posted
$313,000 – $369,000 USD
Tech Stack
Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred
Responsibilities
- Build reasoning systems that map proven attack paths and exploitation telemetry to specific, applicable control changes
- Turn pentest data into training and evaluation data by extracting signals of attack success or failure
- Design and run counterfactual experiments in representative test environments to verify security control changes
- Design the reasoning layer over heterogeneous control planes to work across vendor APIs without hardcoded playbooks
- Design the safety architecture for autonomous change, including dry-runs, simulations, and approval gates
Soft Skills
CybersecurityMachine LearningDeep LearningWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication
Benefits
- Dental
- Equity
- Flexible PTO
- Health Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Remote Work
- Vision
Culture
Inclusive HiringCross-Functional TeamsWork-Life Balance
Requirements
Required: Master's in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Regions: Us
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About horizon3ai
Industry: cybersecurity
Horizon3 is a fast-growing cybersecurity company dedicated to enabling organizations to proactively find, fix, and verify exploitable attack vectors using its autonomous pentesting platform, NodeZero.
View company profile →Compensation
Base salary: $313,000 – $369,000 USD
Equity: Stock options
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