Associate specialist at Innodata Inc Chicago, IL

Comunidade Metodista; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Innodata Inc., Chicago, IL, is seeking a Generative AI Associate – Cybersecurity Specialist to join a global AI safety team. You’ll test LLMs, craft prompts, and identify vulnerabilities to improve AI robustness.

As part of the Red/Blue Teaming effort, you’ll collaborate with language experts and data scientists to simulate attacks and refine safeguards in real-world platforms. This remote-friendly role requires strong English writing, a CS/cybersecurity background, and the flexibility to adapt

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS/cybersecurity or software engineering.
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Proficient in Python and Java.
• Excellent English writing and testing mindset.
• Ability to adopt different voices and test AI responses.

Responsibilities

• Complete extensive training on AI/ML, LLMs, Red Teaming, and jailbreaking.
• Craft clever prompts to bypass filters and guardrails on LLMs.
• Collaborating with language specialists, team leads, and QA leads to produce the best work.
• Assist data scientists to conduct automated model attacks.
• Adapt to dynamic needs of different projects and clients.
• Keep up with evolving capabilities and vulnerabilities of LLMs and adapt methods.
• Hit productivity targets for prompts written and average handling time per prompt.

Skills

Excellent writing skills

Creative thinking

Attention to detail

Internet research skills

Ability to adapt voices

Ability to navigate ambiguity

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in Cybersecurity / Software Engineering / CS

Tools

Python

Java

Job description

Associate specialist job at Innodata Inc. Chicago, IL.

Job Title: Generative AI Associate – Cybersecurity Specialist

Locations: US, Canada, or Israel – Remote work

Language: English

Who we are:

Innodata (NASDAQ: INOD) is a leading data engineering company. With more than 2,000 customers and operations in 13 cities around the world, we are an AI technology solutions provider-of-choice for 4 out of 5 of the world’s biggest technology companies, as well as leading companies across financial services, insurance, technology, law, and medicine.

By combining advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI) technologies, a global workforce of subject matter experts, and a high-security infrastructure, we’re helping usher in the promise of AI. Innodata offers a powerful combination of both digital data solutions and easy-to-use, high-quality platforms.

Our global workforce includes over 5,000 employees in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Israel and Germany. We’re poised for a period of explosive growth over the next few years.

About the role:

At Innodata, we’re working with the world’s largest technology companies on the next generation of generative AI and large language models (LLMs). We’re looking for smart, savvy, and curious Red Teaming Specialists to join our team.

This is the role that writers and hackers dream about: you’ll be challenging the next generation of LLMs to ensure their robustness and reliability. We’re testing generative AI to think critically and act safely, not just to generate content.

This isn’t just a job: it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work on the frontlines of AI safety and security. There’s nothing more cutting-edge than this. Joining us means becoming an integral member of a global team dedicated to identifying vulnerabilities and improving the resilience of AI systems. You’ll be creatively crafting scenarios and prompts to test the limits of AI behavior, uncovering potential weaknesses and ensuring robust safeguards. You’ll be shaping the future of secure AI-powered platforms, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Keen to learn more?

What you’ll be doing:

As a Red Teaming Specialist or Blue Teaming Specialist on our AI Large Language Models (LLMs) team, you will be joining a truly global team of subject matter experts across a wide variety of disciplines and will be entrusted with a range of responsibilities. We’re seeking self-motivated, clever, and creative specialists who can handle the speed required to be on the frontlines of AI security. In return, we’ll be training you in cutting-edge methods of identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in generative AI. Below are some responsibilities and tasks of our Red/Blue Teaming Specialist role:

• Complete extensive training on AI/ML, LLMs, Red Teaming, and jailbreaking, as well as specific project guidelines and requirements
• Craft clever and sneaky prompts to attempt to bypass the filters and guardrails on LLMs, targeting specific vulnerabilities defined by our clients
• Collaborating closely with language specialists, team leads, and QA leads to produce the best possible work
• Assist our data scientists to conduct automated model attacks
• Adapt to the dynamic needs of different projects and clients, navigating shifting guidelines and requirements
• Keep up with the evolving capabilities and vulnerabilities of LLMs and help your team’s methods evolve with them
• Hit productivity targets, including for number of prompts written and average handling time per prompt’

What we need you to bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Python, Java
• Excellent writing skills (in English)
• Strong understanding of grammar, syntax, and semantics – knowing what "proper" English rules are, as well as when to violate them to better test AI responses
• Ability to adopt different voices and points of view
• Creative thinking, Strong attentive to detail, Well-honed internet research skills, Ability to embrace diverse teams
• Ability to navigates ambiguity with grace
• Adaptability to thrive in a dynamic environment, with the agility to adjust to evolving guidelines and requirements

Please note: As a Red/Blue Teaming Specialist, you’ll push the boundaries of large language models and seek to expose their vulnerabilities. In this work, you may be dealing with material that is toxic or NSFW. Innodata is committed to the health of its workforce and so provides wellness resources and mental health

Innodata is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected status.

Innodata is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. If you need assistance or accommodation during the application or recruitment process due to a disability, please contact us and we will be happy to assist.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Innodata is unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position.