AI Security Researcher

Sanderson Government & Defence; Romsey; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ROKE seeks an AI Security Researcher based in Romsey, with occasional London-area visits. You will research AI threats, design prototypes, and perform vulnerability analyses to defend national security missions.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, document complex findings for technical and non-technical audiences, and pursue DV clearance for defence projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in exploit development or vulnerability research.
• Knowledge of secure software development practices.
• Experience with ML model development or ML security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Investigate emerging AI threats and attack techniques.
• Design and prototype tools for AI security and defence.
• Perform vulnerability analysis and reverse engineering across platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to transition research into capabilities.
• Produce technical reports and customer deliverables.
• Present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Keep abreast of AI security advancements and share insights.

Skills

Exploit development

Secure software development

Vulnerability research

Machine Learning model development

ML ecosystem understanding

Vulnerability research tools

OS, networks, system architecture

Reverse engineering

Job description

AI Security Researcher

Join Us in Securing the Nation's Future

You’ll work at the cutting edge of AI and cyber security, researching, developing and prototyping innovative solutions that help protect against sophisticated threats. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on hard technical problems, enjoys experimentation and wants to make a tangible impact in high-stakes environments.

At ROKE, you’ll join a supportive, collaborative team working on mission-critical challenges across national security. Your work will help customers understand, assess and defend against emerging AI-enabled risks.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Conduct research into emerging AI threats, vulnerabilities and attack techniques.
• Design and develop novel solutions, tools and prototypes that enable customer missions and inform their decisions.
• Perform vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering and security assessments across a range of platforms.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to transition research into real-world capabilities.
• Contribute to technical reports and customer deliverables that explain complex findings clearly.
• Present to both technical and non-technical audiences, communicating clearly the relevance and impact of the work.
• Stay ahead of the latest developments in AI security and share practical insights with the wider team.

What You’ll Bring

At Roke we like to develop multi-disciplinary teams and don't expect any single person to possess all of the skills required to deliver a project. We’d like to hear from you if you bring strong technical curiosity, sound judgement and experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Exploit development.
• Secure software development.
• Vulnerability research skills.
• Machine Learning model development and understanding of the ML eco-system.
• Familiarity with vulnerability research tools and frameworks.
• Understanding of operating systems, networks and system architecture.
• Reverse engineering.

Nice to Have

• Experience researching AI, machine learning or large language model security risks.
• Experience turning research ideas into working prototypes, tools or customer-facing demonstrations.
• Ability to explain technical findings to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Location & Clearance

This role will be based from Romsey, with an opportunity to visit our client sites in the London area

Due to the nature of this role, you must be eligible and willing to achieve DV clearance.

Reasonable Adjustments

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.