Research Engineer - AI Agent Security

Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking an Engineer for a 12-month contract to join their Data and Privacy Protection Technology Lab. This role involves researching AI agent security architecture and developing cutting-edge security technologies for endpoint devices. The ideal candidate will possess a PhD or a Master's degree with significant experience in Computer Science or Engineering, along with proficiency in programming languages like C++, Java, and Python. Join a dynamic team dedicated to advancing user data protection while collaborating with global research labs to impact real products significantly.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's with 4+ years in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Proficiency in C++/C, Java, Python and AI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Research AI agent security architecture and technology design.
• Design and prototype innovative security technologies for products.

Skills

C++/C

Java

Python

AI Agent frameworks

security concepts

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Master Degree with 4+ years experience

Tools

LangGraph

AutoGen

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Location:

Waterloo, Canada

Job Category:

Information Technology

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Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for an Engineer.

About the team:

The Data and Privacy Protection Technology Lab is dedicated to ensuring user data flows while maintaining privacy. Researchers focus on key areas such as user identity authentication, data integrity, privacy protection, extensive model privacy assessment, multi-modal data identification, differential privacy, and federated learning. The lab supports deep research and encourages publications in leading journals. Research outcomes are applied across various Huawei product lines, including mobile phones, smart devices, and communications technologies.

About the job:

• Participate in research of AI agent security architecture and technology design in endpoint devices.
• Participate in proposing, designing, and prototyping innovative AI Agent security and privacy protection technologies for Huawei Endpoint products.
• Produce insights into technology development in both academia and industry.
• Work closely with other research labs worldwide and product teams to optimize solutions and deliver concrete impacts to real products.

About the ideal candidate:

• PhD Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or Master Degree with 4+ years of experience in related fields.
• Proven proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: C++/C, Java, Python.
• Deep understanding of popular AI Agent frameworks such as LangGraph, AutoGen, etc.
• Deep understanding of security and privacy protection technologies in AI Agent protection: identity and access control, contextual integrity, data poisoning prevention, prompt injection prevention, model stealing attack and defense, task safety protection, hallucination suppression.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and developing security and privacy protection solutions for AI systems. Direct experience with AI Agent development is an asset.
• Good understanding of security concepts such as symmetric-key cryptography (block ciphers, MAC, authenticated encryption), public key cryptography (digital signatures, encryption, key establishment) is an asset.