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Information Security Engineer - Agentic AI Research - StaffRight Associates, LLC
Research Engineer
Lead security research for agentic AI systems in drug discovery, applying Python, ML, and AWS to design robust, privacy‑preserving models and secure deployment pipelines.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement security controls for agentic AI models used in computational drug discovery.
- Conduct threat modeling, risk assessments, and penetration testing of AI pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
- Collaborate with data scientists to embed privacy‑by‑design and differential privacy techniques into ML workflows.
- Develop automated security monitoring and incident response procedures for AWS‑based deployments.
- Document security architecture, policies, and best practices for cross‑functional teams.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in information security, with a focus on AI/ML systems.
- Proficiency in Python, AWS services (S3, Lambda, SageMaker), and secure coding practices.
- Strong background in cryptography, secure software development, and threat modeling.
- Experience with privacy‑preserving ML techniques such as differential privacy or federated learning.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex security concepts to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Skills
pythonmachine learningaws