Principal AI Security Researcher

**Description**

The Leidos Cyber Accelerator is redefining how we build, validate, and scale next-generation cyber and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. We are seeking a Research Scientist who thrives at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI and agentic AI, and mission-aligned engineering, with a focus on anticipating and building the next generation of AI technology for AI security. The ideal candidate is passionate about securing AI and agentic AI pipelines and protocols, nonhuman identities, and emerging AI architectures.

​​In this role you will design, prototype, and transition systems that secure AI and agentic AI-powered workflows, compress cyber operator decision cycles, secure critical software infrastructure, and deliver resiliency from the enterprise to the tactical edge. This role works alongside junior and senior engineers and research scientists with expertise in mission-critical operations, handling wide ranges of data sensitivity levels and nee...