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GenAI CBRNE Cyber Expert

Spectrum Labs

RemoteRemoteJob$150–178K/yrPosted 1w agoVerified open 4 days ago

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Compensation
$150–178K/yr
Location
RemoteRemote
Work Authorization
Not specified

Job overview

Spectrum Labs is hiring a GenAI CBRNE Cyber Expert. As a GenAI CBRNE Cyber Red Team Expert, the candidate will adversarially test and strengthen safety guardrails of Generative AI systems against high‑risk cyber threats involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive domains. They will design sophisticated adversarial prompts, multi‑turn attack scenarios, jailbreaks, and evaluate model behavior to identify vulnerabilities and prevent misuse.

Key focus areas include Execute rigorous adversarial red‑team testing of generative AI models across cyber‑CBRNE threat scenarios., Design and execute adversarial prompts, jailbreaks, prompt mutations, and multi‑turn scenario‑based evaluations., and Develop realistic cyber‑CBRNE attack scenarios involving critical infrastructure and hazardous‑material facilities..

Important skills include Cybersecurity Concepts, Adversarial Techniques, Vulnerability Analysis, Attack Chains, Threat Modeling, and Defensive Security. Preferred (not required): MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE ATT&CK for ICS, NIST Cybersecurity Frameworks, and IEC 62443.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cybersecurity ConceptsAdversarial TechniquesVulnerability AnalysisAttack ChainsThreat ModelingDefensive SecurityCBRNE KnowledgeRed TeamingPenetration TestingAdversarial SimulationGenAI Red TeamingAdversarial Prompt GenerationJailbreak ResearchPrompt MutationMulti‑Turn TestingModel Behavior AnalysisICS/OT KnowledgeIndustrial Control SystemsSCADAOperational TechnologyCyber‑Physical SystemsAdversarial MindsetDocumentationMITRE ATT&CKMITRE ATT&CK for ICSNIST Cybersecurity FrameworksIEC 62443LLM Red TeamingAI Safety EvaluationsPrompt EngineeringAdversarial DatasetsAttack TaxonomiesAutomated LLM Evaluation PipelinesFrontier AI Safety ConceptsDangerous‑Capability EvaluationsResponsible Scaling FrameworksGenAI Security Standards

Qualifications

Advanced Degree in Cybersecurity or Related FieldLocation Within United States Excluding Illinois and Texas or United KingdomOffensive‑Security CertificationsICS/OT Security CertificationsCybersecurity CertificationsDegree in Computer ScienceDegree in EngineeringDegree in Security Studies

Full job description

Description As a GenAI CBRNE Cyber Red Team Expert, you will play a critical role in adversarially testing and strengthening the safety guardrails of GenAI systems against high-risk cyber threats involving CBRNE domains.

You will combine deep cybersecurity expertise with CBRNE domain knowledge and hands-on AI red-teaming to design sophisticated adversarial prompts, multi-turn attack scenarios, jailbreaks, and model evaluations. Your work will identify circumstances in which GenAI systems could inadvertently provide information or capabilities that materially enable cyber-enabled CBRNE threats.

The role requires an adversarial mindset: thinking creatively about how malicious actors could manipulate AI systems, combine seemingly benign information across multiple interactions, circumvent safeguards, or exploit model behavior to obtain sensitive cyber-CBRNE information.

  • Key Responsibilities

  • Execute rigorous adversarial red-teaming of Generative AI models across cyber-CBRNE threat scenarios, systematically probing models for vulnerabilities, safeguard bypasses, dangerous capability escalation, and unintended disclosure of sensitive operational information.

  • Design and execute adversarial prompts, jailbreaks, prompt mutations, multi-turn conversations, and scenario-based evaluations that test whether model safeguards remain effective against sophisticated or obfuscated cyber-CBRNE requests.

  • Develop realistic cyber-CBRNE attack scenarios involving critical infrastructure, industrial control systems, operational technology, cyber-physical systems, laboratory environments, hazardous-material facilities, and other high-consequence systems.

  • Evaluate whether models can be manipulated into materially assisting threat actors through attack planning, vulnerability analysis, target-specific reasoning, operational troubleshooting, or the aggregation of individually benign information into higher-risk workflows.

  • Identify and document failure modes and attack patterns, including indirect requests, role-playing, encoded or obfuscated prompts, terminology substitution, decomposition of harmful objectives into benign-looking subtasks, and multi-turn escalation.

  • Conduct systematic taxonomy audits and safety evaluations, classify model failures by severity and exploitability, reproduce findings, and provide actionable recommendations to AI safety and model-alignment teams.

  • Develop repeatable red-team test suites, adversarial datasets, evaluation rubrics, and risk taxonomies for measuring model resilience against emerging cyber-CBRNE threats.

  • Maintain current knowledge of emerging GenAI attack techniques, AI safety research, cyber threat intelligence, CBRNE security risks, and cybersecurity threats affecting critical infrastructure and high-consequence environments. Requirements Requirements

  • Location: Must be located in and authorized to work within the United States (excluding Illinois and Texas) or United Kingdom.

  • Education: Advanced degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Security Studies, CBRNE-related sciences, or a closely related technical field. Equivalent advanced professional, military, intelligence, government, or industry experience may be considered.

  • Cybersecurity Expertise: Deep understanding of cybersecurity concepts, adversarial techniques, vulnerability analysis, attack chains, threat modeling, and defensive security.

  • CBRNE Knowledge: Strong understanding of security and risk considerations associated with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and/or Explosive environments, particularly their intersection with cyber and digital systems.

  • Red Team Expertise: Demonstrated experience with red teaming, penetration testing, adversarial simulation, vulnerability research, security testing, threat emulation, or comparable offensive-security methodologies.

  • GenAI Red Teaming: Experience or demonstrated aptitude in adversarial prompt generation, jailbreak research, prompt mutation, multi-turn testing, model behavior analysis, and evaluation of LLM safety controls.

  • ICS/OT Knowledge: Familiarity with industrial control systems, SCADA, operational technology, cyber-physical systems, or critical-infrastructure environments.

  • Adversarial Mindset: Ability to think creatively about how sophisticated users could circumvent model safeguards through decomposition, obfuscation, contextual manipulation, multi-turn interactions, or combinations of otherwise permissible information.

  • Communication: Strong technical writing skills with the ability to clearly document prompts, attack methodology, model responses, vulnerabilities, reproduction steps, severity assessments, and recommended mitigations. Preferred Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with LLM red teaming, AI safety evaluations, jailbreak research, prompt engineering, adversarial prompt writing, or model vulnerability research.

  • Experience developing red-team test cases, adversarial datasets, model evaluation benchmarks, attack taxonomies, or automated LLM evaluation pipelines.

  • Familiarity with frontier AI safety concepts, dangerous-capability evaluations, responsible scaling frameworks, model safeguards, and emerging GenAI security standards.

  • Professional experience in offensive security, penetration testing, vulnerability research, cyber threat intelligence, incident response, or adversary emulation.

  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE ATT&CK for ICS, NIST cybersecurity frameworks, IEC 62443, and other critical-infrastructure cybersecurity standards.

  • Experience working in national security, defense, intelligence, government laboratories, critical infrastructure, CBRNE security, or high-consequence industrial environments.

  • Relevant offensive-security, ICS/OT security, or cybersecurity certifications are advantageous.

  • Expertise in one or more of the following red-team areas:

  • GenAI Cyber Red Teaming: Adversarial testing of LLMs for cyber capabilities, including attempts to circumvent safeguards through prompt manipulation, decomposition, multi-turn interactions, and other adversarial techniques.

  • ICS/OT Red Teaming: Security assessment and adversarial testing involving industrial control systems, SCADA, operational technology, cyber-physical systems, and critical infrastructure.

  • Chemical & Industrial Cyber Risk: Understanding of cyber threats affecting chemical facilities, hazardous-material environments, industrial processes, process-control environments, and associated safety systems.

  • Biological & Laboratory Cyber Risk: Understanding of cyber and information-security risks affecting laboratories, biotechnology environments, research infrastructure, laboratory automation, and associated digital systems.

  • Radiological & Nuclear Cyber Risk: Understanding of cybersecurity risks and safeguards associated with nuclear or radiological facilities, monitoring systems, control environments, and supporting infrastructure.

  • Cyber-Physical & High-Consequence Threats: Expertise in analyzing scenarios where compromise of digital systems could produce significant physical, safety, environmental, or CBRNE consequences.

The salary range for this role is $150K - $178K OTE - Range may vary based on experience. Salary at the time of offer will be commensurate with experience.

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