About the role
This security engineering role focuses on offensive security operations to safeguard Anthropic's AI systems. The engineer will conduct red and purple team engagements simulating advanced threat actors across cloud, endpoints, and bare metal, perform penetration tests, and collaborate cross-functionally on AI-specific attack scenarios. The role involves developing AI-assisted security testing tooling and presenting findings to technical and executive audiences to inform security roadmaps.
Requirements
The role requires 5+ years of hands-on experience in red teaming and offensive security operations, deep expertise in at least two of macOS security, Linux Security, Cloud security (GCP/AWS/Azure), Kubernetes, or CI/CD pipelines, a track record of discovering novel attack vectors and chaining vulnerabilities, experience conducting adversarial simulations against well-defended environments, and strong engineering skills in Python, Go, or similar. Collaborative approach and ability to write clear,
About the company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company developing advanced AI systems like Claude. Their value proposition lies in building beneficial AI for humanity by prioritizing safety and ethical considerations throughout their research and product development.
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