AI Security Researcher: Offensive Code Analysis & Pentest

VulnU; Oost-Vlaanderen; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Flexible working hours

Open and informal atmosphere

Job summary

Aikido Security in Ghent, Belgium, is seeking a Security Researcher for its AI Pentest team. You will uncover vulnerabilities, develop proofs-of-concept, and publish findings as blogs and talks, contributing to open-source work.

You will engage with engineering to reveal product gaps, share results, and help shape secure software. A candidate with a strong web security foundation and willingness to explore AI workflows will thrive in our open, fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Discover and investigate vulnerabilities in web applications using 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

Research publications

Public speaking

Tool development

Job description

Aikido Security in Ghent, Belgium, is seeking a Security Researcher for its AI Pentest team. You will uncover vulnerabilities, develop proofs-of-concept, and publish findings as blogs and talks, contributing to open-source work.

You will engage with engineering to reveal product gaps, share results, and help shape secure software. A candidate with a strong web security foundation and willingness to explore AI workflows will thrive in our open, fast-growing environment.