AI Security Research Engineer - Agentic Systems

Darktrace; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Birthday day off

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work

Job summary

Darktrace in Cambridge is seeking a Security Researcher focused on AI systems to explore how agentic workflows can be prototyped and integrated within our product suite. The role blends security engineering with cutting-edge generative AI to shape real-world customer value.

You will work with product, engineering and ML teams, conduct open-ended research, prototype ideas from concept through to usable features, and stay at the forefront of AI and security developments.

Qualifications

• Experience in security research or related field, focusing on AI systems.
• Ability to design and prototype agentic workflows and evaluate their security impact.
• Strong communication skills to articulate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Research product use cases that could benefit from agentic workflows.
• Design and prototype agentic systems to improve customer value.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and ML teams to move ideas from concept to prototype.
• Maintain ongoing research to stay at the forefront of AI and security.

Skills

Security research

Generative AI

Agentic workflows

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical mindset

Job description

Darktrace in Cambridge is seeking a Security Researcher focused on AI systems to explore how agentic workflows can be prototyped and integrated within our product suite. The role blends security engineering with cutting-edge generative AI to shape real-world customer value.

You will work with product, engineering and ML teams, conduct open-ended research, prototype ideas from concept through to usable features, and stay at the forefront of AI and security developments.