Safety and security

AI application security and misuse defence

AI application security and misuse defence protects software connected to models and reduces unauthorised use. It covers hardening products, testing them under authorisation, watching for abuse and guarding the assets that matter most. AI companies need it because models now act on real systems and data.

Models now sit inside products, call tools and act for users, so every connection is a new way in. Attackers have noticed. Demand is forming across hardening, testing, detection and policy. The hires are tricky because the field is young. Most strong candidates come from application security, threat detection or security research, and they must learn model behaviour quickly. Defensive work also needs defined scope and authorisation, so judgement matters as much as skill.

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Roles in this family

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Hiring nowAI Security EngineerAn AI Security Engineer hardens the applications, interfaces and sensitive assets built around models. They find how attackers could misuse the…Hiring nowAI Red Team EngineerAn AI Red Team Engineer runs authorised attacks against model-connected systems to find weaknesses before real adversaries do. They give the company…Hiring nowAI Abuse Detection AnalystAn AI Abuse Detection Analyst spots unauthorised and harmful use of a company's models and products, then turns what they find into rules and cases…EmergingModel Supply Chain Security EngineerA Model Supply Chain Security Engineer protects model files, datasets and dependencies from tampering. They give the company confidence that what it…Hiring nowAgent Security EngineerAn Agent Security Engineer protects AI agents from prompt injection, data leaks and tool misuse. They let a company ship agents that act on real…Hiring nowModel Weights Security EngineerA Model Weights Security Engineer protects trained model weights and the training infrastructure around them from theft, including by well-resourced…Hiring nowAI Threat Intelligence AnalystAn AI Threat Intelligence Analyst tracks how threat actors use AI to attack, deceive and abuse systems, then turns what they find into detections…EmergingAgent Identity and Permissions ArchitectThis person designs how AI agents prove who they are and what they may do. They keep access narrow as agent numbers grow, so one compromised agent…Hiring nowAI Trust and Safety SpecialistAn AI Trust and Safety Specialist writes and enforces the rules for how a model-connected product can be used, and investigates misuse. They keep…

Where the people come from

Application security, threat detection or security research

Not to be confused with. Defensive work requires defined scope and authorisation.

Core skills

  • Security engineering
  • AI red teaming
  • Tool and protocol integration
  • Reliability and incident response

Where it is used

  • Enterprise software and developer tools
  • Cybersecurity
  • Frontier AI governance

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