Cybersecurity Researcher

Core responsibilities:

• Design cyber ranges and CTF-style challenges for automatically grading AI system performance on cybersecurity tasks
• Build agentic scaffolding to evaluate frontier models, equipping them with tools such as network packet capture utilities, penetration testing frameworks, and reverse engineering/disassembly tools
• Work alongside other engineers to ensure evaluation environments are robust and scalable
• Write reports, research papers and blog posts to share findings with stakeholders

Your work will directly shape the UK government's understanding of AI cyber capabilities, inform safety standards for frontier AI systems, and contribute to the global effort to develop rigorous evaluation methodologies.

Required skills and experience:

• Strong Python skills with experience writing scripts for automation or security tooling
• Proven experience in at least one area of cybersecurity red-teaming: penetration testing, cyber range design, CTF design, automated security testing tools, bug bounties, or vulnerability research
• Strong interest in helping improve the safety of AI systems
• Ability to work from the London office several days each week

Compensation and perks:

• Incredibly talented, mission-driven and supportive colleagues
• Direct influence on how frontier AI is governed and deployed globally
• Work with the Prime Minister's AI Advisor and leading AI companies
• Flexibility for remote work alongside office presence in London

The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action, working with frontier developers and governments globally to ensure AI systems are deployed safely and responsibly.