Researcher in AI Agent Security

Beijing Foreign Enterprise Management Consultants Co.,Ltd.; Boulogne-Billancourt; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei France Research Centers seeks a talented Optical Device Researcher with expertise in AI, cybersecurity and standardization to advance cryptography and security for ICT deployments.

The role involves formulating security-centric research problems, prototyping solutions, and contributing to international standardization efforts across IETF, ISO, ETSI, ITU-T and IEEE.

Qualifications

• Hold an advanced degree in Mathematics, Cryptography, Computer Science or related field.
• Experience in network or system security, applied cryptography or trusted computing.
• Experience in AI Agent security, remote attestation and privacy-preserving protocols.

Responsibilities

• Formulate research problems based on real-world security needs.
• Design and develop prototypes; publish results and patents.
• Standardize security protocols at international bodies and collaborate with partners.
• Publish papers and contribute to industrial and academic collaborations.

Skills

AI/AI Agents

Security protocols

Trusted computing

Attestation protocols

Standardization

Cryptography

Research & writing

Education

M.Sc or Ph.D. in Math/CS/Engineering

Tools

C/C++

Python

Mathematical modeling

Job description

On behalf of World famous ICT company-Huawei, we are looking for Optical Device Researcher.

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. It is now the world's largest supplier of telecommunications equipment, serving more than one-third of the world's population in more than 170 countries and regions.

Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Huawei France Research Centers are responsible for advanced research in the fields of network design, applied mathematics, machine learning, and parallel computing to create and design the innovative technologies and software platforms for our Brand. Founded in 2010, Shield Lab leads the research of cryptography and security in Huawei France Research Centers. We identify key security problems that challenge traditional security fundamentals in emerging ICT applications, such as 5G/6G mobile networks, cloud computing and mobile internet services as well as for new Agentic AI network and application scenarios. We conduct leading-edge research projects, and deliver innovative outputs in the area of cryptography and security that help our corporation to establish competitiveness in enterprise, consumer and operator markets.

Position Summary:

We are expanding the team by recruiting a talented, highly motivated researcher in AI, cybersecurity and standardization. Candidates should have solid knowledge in AI/AI Agents, security protocols, trust mechanisms and attestation protocols, a passion in researching problems with real-world potential and impact, and good experience for standardizing security protocols in international bodies (IETF, ISO, ETSI, ITU-T, IEEE, 3GPP, TCG). Internationally competitive salary package will be offered to a qualified candidate.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Formulate research problems based on real-world security requirements and independently conduct high-quality research.
• Design and develop prototypes; deliver research results and provide competitive solutions.
• Standardize security protocols and trust mechanisms at international bodies.
• Collaborate with colleagues for standardization activities.
• Participate and standardize related technologies in security and trust for AI Agent at various international bodies, including IETF, ISO, ETSI, ITU-T, IEEE, 3GPP, TCG.
• Write code.
• Participate in collaborations with industrial and academic partners.
• Publish related papers in top conferences/journal/White papers and/or apply high quality patents.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Hold M.Sc or Ph.D. degree in Mathematics, Cryptography, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Have one or more years of work experience in areas related to network or system security, applied cryptography, confidential computing, trusted computing.
• Have one or more years of work experience in areas related to AI Agent security (authorization, authentication, discovery), Remote attestation and privacy-preserving communication protocols.
• Standardization experience in international bodies, like IETF, ISO, ETSI, ITU-T, IEEE, 3GPP, TCG.
• Good understanding of LLM agent architecture, MCP, A2A.
• Self-motivated with strong sense of responsibility.

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