Senior AI Security Engineer - GenAI & Offensive Security

Qualys; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Healthcare

Retirement plans

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Qualys is looking for a Senior Security Engineer - AI/ML to drive innovation in cybersecurity. This role combines hands-on AI/ML engineering with security research to build advanced threat detection systems.

You will design, develop, and secure next-gen applications while assessing vulnerabilities in AI systems. Ideal candidates have a strong background in Python, machine learning models, and offensive security, alongside excellent analytical skills.

Join us to redefine the future of cybersecurity by ensuring secure, AI-driven systems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of combined experience in software engineering, ML, security research, or exploit development.
• Strong programming skills in Python, including building APIs and backend components.
• Experience training ML models using relevant frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy GenAI applications for next-gen threat detection.
• Conduct in-depth security research on vulnerabilities in AI systems.
• Collaborate with teams to design secure AI-powered features.

Skills

Software engineering / machine learning experience

Security research

Penetration testing

Python programming

Experience with GenAI frameworks

Analytical mindset

Education

6+ years of experience in relevant fields

Tools

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Qualys is looking for a Senior Security Engineer - AI/ML to drive innovation in cybersecurity. This role combines hands-on AI/ML engineering with security research to build advanced threat detection systems.

You will design, develop, and secure next-gen applications while assessing vulnerabilities in AI systems. Ideal candidates have a strong background in Python, machine learning models, and offensive security, alongside excellent analytical skills.

Join us to redefine the future of cybersecurity by ensuring secure, AI-driven systems.