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Department Summary:

MITRE’s Trustworthy & Secure AI (TSAI) Department consists of a diverse team united by a passion and a sense of urgency to harness trustworthy and assured artificial intelligence (AI) to help solve problems in the public interest. The TSAI Department supports our sponsors' missions by delivering capabilities for securing and increasing trust in AI-enabled systems, including data driven AI risk awareness and mitigation, AI red teaming, and trusted tools and techniques for applying AI in high consequence environments. The TSAI Department works across government, industry, and academia to provide, assess, and shape trustworthy and secure AI systems to address complex mission needs for our sponsors. Our work provides opportunities to address real-world challenges in the rapidly developing field of AI assurance, and to research and prototype new methods to address mission needs. We are looking for highly motivated, adaptive, and self-directed candidates to perform research, development, engineering, evaluation, and integration of secure AI systems.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The position involves assessing threats to AI systems, research and development of defenses and mitigations against adversarial AI tactics and techniques, and integrating AI solutions into government systems. Specific responsibilities will include:

Provide technical leadership on cross-functional teams performing AI adversarial threat analysis to identify and characterize vulnerabilities in real-world national security systems
Work across military and intelligence community sponsors to understand shared needs and technologies
Provide thought leadership supporting the innovation of new AI capabilities applied to cyber operational challenges
Convey complex ideas to non-technical audiences through briefings and/or white papers
Lead, mentor, and collaborate with technical staff

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of experience in artificial intelligence with a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of AI-related education and work experience.
Advanced understanding of foundational AI/ML theory, with demonstrated ability to reason about AI system behavior, vulnerabilities, and evaluation
Hands-on experience with one or more of the following technical areas: agentic AI, deep reinforcement learning, computer vision, generative AI
Hands-on experience with one or more of the following AI security topics: AI red teaming, AI T&E, adversarial AI, AI-enhanced cybersecurity, AI strategy and governance
Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and models such as MITRE ATT&CK
Ability to translate technical AI and cyber concepts into operationally relevant insights, recommendations, and actions for mission stakeholders
Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary teams and engage senior mission stakeholders across technical and operational domains
Active IC or DOD TS/SCI security clearance
Ability and willingness to successfully complete a full-scope polygraph within 12 months from the date of hire
Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance
This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in computer science, engineering, or related disciplines
Track record of successful deployment of AI/ML systems or components that have been used by customers or stakeholders outside of a lab/experimental setting
Demonstrated experience in offensive and/or defensive cyber operations, including the ability to understand adversary behavior, identify vulnerabilities, develop response options, and support mission-relevant cyber activities
Knowledge of military cyber operations, including an understanding of how cyber capabilities are applied in support of operational objectives
Experience generating or analyzing intelligence reporting data
Active IC or DOD TS/SCI security clearance with FS poly

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$174,000 - $217,500 - $261,000 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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