Researcher – AI Security

Huawei Canada; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 106,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Canada is looking for a Researcher to join their AnShi Lab. This role involves developing advanced malware classification approaches leveraging AI/ML techniques. The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D or Master's in a relevant field, strong programming skills, and experience in malware analysis.

The position offers a competitive salary between $106,000 to $156,000 depending on experience and qualifications. You'll collaborate with security experts and engage in cutting-edge research to create impactful software solutions.

Qualifications

• Ph.D or Master's degree with focus on systems or related field.
• Very strong foundation in LLM/AI/ML.
• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and produce surveys and reports.
• Design and implement approaches for malware classification.
• Build scalable data pipelines for dataset management.

Skills

LLM/AI/ML expertise

Strong programming skills (Python)

Excellent teamwork and communication

Malware analysis experience

Big data processing experience (Spark/Ray)

Education

Ph.D or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

Job description

Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Researcher.

About the team

The AnShi Lab focuses on developing next‑generation gateway software architecture by prioritizing file security and software innovation. The focus is on conducting mid‑ and long‑term research to create high‑value patents and guide datacom gateway development. The goal is to establish industry benchmarks through cloud‑based, intelligent software engineering. By leveraging local resources and fostering talent, we aim to build a high‑performance technical expert team, improving both organizational vitality and personnel capabilities.

About the job

• Partner with malware analysts and security stakeholders to define problem scope, labeling strategy, and evaluation methodology.
• Conduct industry/academic research and produce concise surveys and technical reports.
• Design and implement LLM/GNN/ML approaches for malware/threat classification (e.g., family/behavior classification, malicious vs. benign).
• Build scalable data pipelines for ingestion, preprocessing, deduplication, and dataset management.
• Drive experimentation end‑to‑end: model training, calibration, benchmarking, error analysis, and iteration.
• Contribute to patents/publications; (Optional) travel/conferences.

The total target annual compensation for this position ranges from $106,000 to $156,000 depending on education, experience and demonstrated expertise.

About the ideal candidate

• Ph.D or Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a closely related field, with a focus on systems, high‑performance computing, or databases, or equivalent research experience.
• Very strong foundation in LLM/AI/ML with solid mathematical understanding (Transformers, representation learning, optimization, evaluation).
• Strong programming and engineering skills (Python; deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch/JAX; reproducible experimentation).
• Excellent teamwork and cross‑cultural communication; fluent English (written and spoken).
• Malware analysis / reverse engineering experience; cybersecurity analysis background.
• Big data processing experience (Spark/Ray, distributed ETL).
• Knowledge of compilers (e.g., LLVM), operating systems, and low-level programming (C/C++ / embedded C).