AI Safety Researcher — Protect LLMs & Agents (Remote/KL)

Obiguard; United States; Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Obiguard is seeking a research-focused security professional to study risks affecting large language models and AI agents, translating findings into practical safeguards for production systems. You will investigate attack techniques, build detectors, and help shape policies governing model and tool use.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, you will join a full-time role with hybrid work options, combining remote work and on-site collaboration as needed.

Qualifications

• Based in Kuala Lumpur or Klang Valley and authorized to work in Malaysia.
• Available for full-time work with hybrid arrangements for on-site visits.

Responsibilities

• Investigate emerging attacks against language models and agent-based systems.
• Develop production-ready detectors and policy controls from research findings.
• Explore risks involving prompt injection, jailbreaks, and agent tool use.
• Contribute to red-team evaluations and analysis of AI system behavior.

Skills

AI security

Red team

Threat detection

Policy development

Research methods

Tools

Agent frameworks

Job description

Obiguard is seeking a research-focused security professional to study risks affecting large language models and AI agents, translating findings into practical safeguards for production systems. You will investigate attack techniques, build detectors, and help shape policies governing model and tool use.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, you will join a full-time role with hybrid work options, combining remote work and on-site collaboration as needed.