AI Security Research Engineer - Telecom & ISP

Zealot Labs, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealot Labs, Inc. is at the forefront of deploying AI systems within Western cyber operations. The team includes alumni from Anthropic, xAI, and Anduril, with live operations planned alongside close U.S. allies.

We seek engineers to build AI-driven tooling, reverse engineer carrier-grade equipment, and harden telecom infrastructure against advanced threats. Candidates should have deep telecom security experience and strong C/C++ or Python skills, with a willingness to work on-site in New York.

Qualifications

• Strong C/C++ or Python skills for tooling and exploit development.
• Experience reverse engineering network equipment firmware or proprietary OS.
• Telecom or ISP infrastructure security experience is essential.
• Familiarity with carrier-grade platforms and telecom protocols (SS7/SIGTRAN, GTP, DIAMETER, RADIUS, MPLS, BGP).
• Comfort with building AI-driven tooling to audit and attack carrier networks.

Responsibilities

• Build AI systems to identify vulnerabilities in carrier-grade telecom/ISP infrastructure.
• Reverse engineer firmware and management planes on equipment from major vendors to train generalized models.
• Target subscriber-edge infrastructure where authentication, session control, and policy enforcement converge.
• Develop AI tooling that discovers attack paths through SS7, GTP, DIAMETER, and carrier routing at scale.
• Turn telecom domain knowledge into data and systems enabling machines to operate at backbone scale.
• Highlight security of core networks and access networks within telecom environments.
• Familiarity with carrier-grade platforms and telecom protocols to guide tooling and tests.
• Understand and leverage RADIUS, DIAMETER, and related AAA protocols.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Telecom security

Network protocols

Reverse engineering

Carrier routing

Security testing

LLMs/AI agents

CNO Gov telecom

Mobile core

BRAS/BNG/CMTS

CVEs published

TR-069/CWMP

AI systems focus

Massive scale

Job description

Zealot Labs, Inc. is at the forefront of deploying AI systems within Western cyber operations. The team includes alumni from Anthropic, xAI, and Anduril, with live operations planned alongside close U.S. allies.

We seek engineers to build AI-driven tooling, reverse engineer carrier-grade equipment, and harden telecom infrastructure against advanced threats. Candidates should have deep telecom security experience and strong C/C++ or Python skills, with a willingness to work on-site in New York.