Vectra AI · 1 month ago
Distinguished AI Researcher
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$266K/yr - $312K/yr
10+ years expVectra AI is the leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises. The Distinguished AI Researcher will collaborate on the strategy and execution of AI elements to transform Security Operations Centers, focusing on developing innovative AI solutions for cybersecurity challenges.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Collaborate with distinguished technical staff on design and implementation of AI solutions for end-to-end automation of detection, triage, investigation, and response across SOC workflows
Work with Engineering and PM leaders to understand market and product requirements and develop AI strategies that enable rapid development while maximizing performance
Rapidly adopt novel methods and architectures when advantageous, while vocally advocating traditional techniques when they are more well suited. In particular, bring a deep knowledge of how modern GenAI systems operate and where they are best used and not used
Research and innovate state-of-the-art approaches in AI/ML/GenAI to solve the many complex, novel and evolving challenges in the domain of cybersecurity
Publish internally/externally; work with team members to contribute to top-tier conferences and journals while also contributing to non-technical communications
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree in CS/EE/Math/Physics (PhD preferred) or equivalent research/industry track record
10+ years hands-on experience with ML/AI and 5+ years building and shipping ML systems with direct production impact
Knowledge and expertise in the following areas: 'Traditional' ML: Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, anomaly detection, Bayesian inference, gradient boosting, sequence models, HMMs, etc
Knowledge and expertise in LLMs & GenAI: tokenizer/training pipeline design; SFT/DPO/GRPO; retrieval design (chunking, hybrid search, routing); evaluation methods (faithfulness, grounding, LLM-as-a-judge); agents (tool schemas, memory, planning)
Knowledge and expertise in Graph ML: entity/relationship graphs, link prediction, GNNs (e.g., variational GAE), dynamic graph learning
Knowledge and expertise in Adversarial/robust ML: evasion/poisoning defenses, model red-teaming, safety/guardrails
Experienced in python and ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and LLM frameworks and protocols (e.g., LangChain, Strands, MCP/A2A, etc.)
Record of publication in top-tier AI (or related) conferences and journals such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, ACL, IJCAI, AAAI, etc
Benefits
Health care insurance
Income protection / life insurance
Access to retirement savings plans
Behavioral & emotional wellness services
Generous time away from work
Comprehensive employee recognition program
Company
Vectra AI
Vectra AI develops an AI-driven integrated attack signal for threat detection and response.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$352.54MKey Investors
TCVAtlantic BridgeWipro Ventures
2021-04-29Series F· $130M
2019-06-10Series E· $100M
2018-02-21Series D· $36M
Leadership Team
Hitesh Sheth
CEO
Oliver Tavakoli
CTO
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