Frontier AI Safety Red Team Expert

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking experienced AI Safety Red Teamers to identify vulnerabilities in frontier AI systems through adversarial testing, prompt design, and rigorous model evaluation. You will simulate jailbreaks, assess unsafe behaviours, and document weaknesses to inform safety benchmarks and red-teaming reports, collaborating with researchers to improve alignment and robustness.

This role requires strong analytical writing and a track record in cybersecurity, safety, or life sciences, with at

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS, cybersecurity, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in AI safety, red teaming, or related fields.
• Strong analytical reasoning and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design adversarial prompts to stress-test frontier AI models.
• Identify jailbreaks, unsafe behaviours, hallucinations, and policy failures.
• Evaluate model robustness across misinformation, cyber, biosecurity, fraud, political content, and other sensitive domains.
• Document vulnerabilities and contribute to safety benchmarking and red-teaming reports.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to improve model alignment, robustness, and safety.

Skills

Prompt design

Analytical reasoning

Written communication

Adversarial testing

Model evaluation

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS, cybersecurity, or related field

Job description

Obsidian is seeking experienced AI Safety Red Teamers to identify vulnerabilities in frontier AI systems through adversarial testing, prompt design, and rigorous model evaluation. You will simulate jailbreaks, assess unsafe behaviours, and document weaknesses to inform safety benchmarks and red-teaming reports, collaborating with researchers to improve alignment and robustness.

This role requires strong analytical writing and a track record in cybersecurity, safety, or life sciences, with at