AI Security Researcher: Code Analysis & Pentest (Flexible Hours)

Aikido Security; Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Aikido Security is seeking a Security Researcher to join our AI Pentest team in Belgium. You will uncover novel vulnerabilities, build proofs-of-concepts, and translate research into technical blogs, conference talks, and open source contributions.

You’ll work on discovering and investigating vulnerabilities in open source software using AI Code Analysis and AI Pentest harnesses, while sharing insights through blog posts and public talks.

Qualifications

• Solid background in web application security research.
• Experience with publishing blog posts and giving conference talks.
• Basic engineering skills, specifically around tool development.
• Social media presence on X and/or LinkedIn.
• Nice to have: experience with AI workflows, agentic architectures.

Responsibilities

• Discover and investigate vulnerabilities in open source software using our AI Code Analysis and AI Pentest harnesses.
• Write technical blog posts and create proofs-of-concept about the findings.
• Help engineering identify gaps in the product by diving deeper than the results and identifying failure modes.
• Generate public visibility through social media posts, blog posts, research publications, and conference talks.

Skills

Web security research

Blog publishing

Conference talks

Tool development

Social media presence

AI workflows

Tools

AI Code Analysis

AI Pentest Harnesses

Job description

Aikido Security is seeking a Security Researcher to join our AI Pentest team in Belgium. You will uncover novel vulnerabilities, build proofs-of-concepts, and translate research into technical blogs, conference talks, and open source contributions.

You’ll work on discovering and investigating vulnerabilities in open source software using AI Code Analysis and AI Pentest harnesses, while sharing insights through blog posts and public talks.