Research Engineer, Cybersecurity, IAIC

A*STAR Research Entities (A*STAR); Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A*STAR Research Entities in Singapore invites applications for a Research Engineer in Cybersecurity (AI for Cybersecurity). You will contribute to projects spanning threat analysis, network security, machine learning, and agentic AI, with strong emphasis on practical system development in Linux and Python.

You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, interact with industry partners to translate real-world needs into scalable cybersecurity solutions, and help scope projects from concept to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computerscience, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields.
• Knowledge or experience in Cybersecurity,network security, and system security using Artificial Intelligence.
• Experience in developing AI-based solutions ispreferred.
• Experience in C/CC++ programming language
• Experience in LLM application development usingPython frameworks.
• Strong system development skillset using Pythonin Linux environments.
• Knowledge of new agentic AI frameworks andprotocols.
• Knowledge of reverse engineering tools, such asIDA Pro and Ghidra, with an understanding of assembly language and object code.
• Ability to work independently, as well as inteams - highly desired

Responsibilities

• Work on cybersecurity projects in AI for Cybersecurity.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on threat analysis, machine learning and agentic AI.
• Engage with industry partners to understand real-world needs.
• Scope projects with industry companies to develop enterprise cybersecurity solutions.

Skills

Ability to learn

Willingness to learn

Interest in cybersecurity

C/C++ programming

LLM development with Python

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computerscience/Computer Engineering/Information Technology

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Python frameworks

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated research engineer with a solidunderstanding of different research problems in the Cybersecurity domain, towork on exciting projects in Cybersecurity (AI for Cybersecurity). Need strong systemdevelopment experience in Linux environment and familiarity with the Pythonframework for agentic AI development.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work witha world-class interdisciplinary team comprising expertise in threat analysis, networksecurity, cybersecurity, machine learning, deep learning and agentic AI.Research engineers will also work closely with industry partners and interactwith them to understand their real-world needs. The successful candidate willalso engage in project scoping with industry companies to develop a solution toaddress cybersecurity enterprise application needs.

We are looking for candidates with the following key softattributes:

• Ability to learn
• Willingness to learn
• Strong interest in the cybersecurity domain

Job Requirement

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computerscience, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields.
• Knowledge or experience in Cybersecurity,network security, and system security using Artificial Intelligence.
• Experience in developing AI-based solutions ispreferred.
• Experience in C/CC++ programming language
• Experience in LLM application development usingPython frameworks.
• Strong system development skillset using Pythonin Linux environments.
• Knowledge of new agentic AI frameworks andprotocols.
• Knowledge of reverse engineering tools, such asIDA Pro and Ghidra, with an understanding of assembly language and object code.
• Ability to work independently, as well as inteams - highly desired
• Ability and willingness to learn and adapt -highly desired
• Good team player with both research andengineering ethics
• Good interpersonal skills and communicationskills for proposals and reports.
• Strong communication skills