Senior Security Researcher

Darktrace is seeking a Senior Security Researcher with a focus on AI systems to join their team in London or Cambridge, United Kingdom. This hybrid role involves contributing to cutting-edge research projects, providing insights for product development, and investigating emerging AI security trends. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and AI, we encourage you to apply.

Darktrace is a global leader in AI-driven cybersecurity, dedicated to protecting organizations from evolving threats. Our adaptive AI technology detects and responds to novel, real-time cyber threats, ensuring our customers stay ahead in today's complex digital landscape.

Join our diverse and inclusive team where you will own outcomes end-to-end, make decisions with urgency, and continuously challenge yourself. We invest in your skills and opportunities to help you grow and deliver at the highest level.

Company Overview

Darktrace is a global leader in AI cybersecurity, providing an essential cybersecurity platform to secure organizations for the future. Our AI learns from unique business data in real time, detecting and intervening against threats with precision and speed. We are a diverse team of over 2,400 employees protecting nearly 10,000 organizations worldwide.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Not Specified
• Job Type: Full-time
• Experience: 5 Year+
• Qualifications: Bachelors Degree

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate trends in generative AI security.
• Research and investigate attacker tradecraft.
• Coordinate with relevant development, product, and machine learning teams.
• Provide detailed and actionable feedback on product performance.
• Contribute to rapid prototyping of new ideas and open-ended research initiatives.

Requirements

• Strong foundation in security and a keen interest in emerging AI technologies.
• Comfort navigating evolving technical landscapes and understanding modern systems.
• Understanding of generative AI systems, foundation models, and agentic architectures.
• Knowledge of attacker tradecraft targeting generative AI chatbots and agentic systems.
• Demonstrable experience investigating attacker tradecraft in Network, Endpoint, Cloud, or Kubernetes.
• Ability to reason logically in unfamiliar situations and aptitude for problem-solving.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• 23 days’ holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service.
• Additional day off for your birthday.
• Private medical insurance for you, your cohabiting partner and children.
• Life insurance of 4 times your base salary.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Enhanced family leave.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle to work scheme.