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Senior Scientist - Human Centric Security Research

Morson Talent
Posted a day ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Newport, Newport NP10 9EJ, Wales

Salary

£45 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Senior Scientist - Human Centric Security Research position is a 12-month contract based in Newport, requiring three days onsite per week.
  • The role offers a salary of £45 per hour and is classified as inside IR35 (umbrella).
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning, along with a recent PhD or Master's relevant to Cyber Security of AI/ML.
  • A deep knowledge of AI/ML algorithms and experience in research, innovation, or solution development is essential, with additional experience in managing digital security projects being advantageous.
  • The ideal candidate should possess excellent report writing and presentation skills, along with proficiency in spoken and written English.

Senior Scientist - Human Centric Security Research

12 month contract (possible extension)

Newport - 3 days onsite per week

£45 per hour, inside IR35 (umbrella)

Subject to BPSS check

 

Accountabilities
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This jobholder undertakes cutting edge digital security research and innovation activities with the ultimate goal of developing solutions to the business’ problems for which a solution doesn’t currently exist. Further, the jobholder builds and maintains awareness and knowledge of best-practice technology trends and commercially available digital security solutions. The following accountabilities are described giving the scope of their applicability:

The jobholder will be accountable for activities in each of the following areas:

Coordination:

  • Coordinate Cyber Security innovation across the business to maximise alignment.
  • Build and maintain a working network across the business among subject matter peers and stakeholders.
  • Undertake internal & external engagements on behalf of the digital security office.


Collaboration:

  • Collaborate in Cyber Security innovation activities with internal peers, to ensure cyber security is considered in joint projects and deliverables.


Consultancy:

  • Provide consultancy services on your specialist area of Cyber Security innovation across the business to ensure knowledge transfer and ensure.


Innovation:

  • Deliver innovation projects, activity reports and presentations to cost, quality and time constraints. Build and maintain a research network to support the specialist Cyber Security subject.
  • Support the development and maintenance of a Cyber Innovation Roadmap for your specialist area to capture future threats, opportunities and potential projects.


Main activities
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Coordination:

  • Provide significant contributions to the transition of innovation knowledge and technologies into the business and digital security operations, including training, presentations and reports.
  • Participate in a group-wide cyber innovation steering body.
  • Attend and contribute to conferences and events (business / academic).


Collaboration:

  • Support external digital security innovation agreements, collaborations and partnerships with specialist subject expertise and industrial / context-of-use guidance.
  • Provide expert services (consultancy) to the internal business on the specialist cyber subject, and as required.


Consultancy:

  • Contribute knowledge and advice on cyber aspects of your specialist topic to internal peers across the business and digital security operations.
  • Manage onboarding and offboarding from projects for optimal use of time and resources.


Innovation:

  • Undertake state of the art research projects into digital security topics of interest in support of the business, in partnership with the other members of the Cyber Security Innovation team.
  • Maintain awareness of marketed solutions, innovation and gaps, then address gaps by developing and internally marketing prototype solutions.
  • Collaborate with academic partners on research, and provide industrial steering.
  • Contribute to academic funding bids, internally and with academic contacts.
  • Publish technical reports, white papers, patents, academic articles, etc.



Outputs
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  • Prototype solutions, software, configurations, shared expertise.
  • Horizon scans, market studies, technical reports.
  • Internal & external proposals.


Profile
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We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic, well organised and self-motivated colleague with a personal drive to analyse, innovate and create. The eventual role holder will substantially align with the following criteria (in particular with the “Must Haves”).

Academic:
Must Have:

  • Bachelors degree in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning.
  • Recent PhD or Masters relevant to _Cyber Security of AI ML_.

Advantage:

  • Professional training / certifications and experience in Cyber Security.


Experience:
Must Have:

  • Deep AI/ML algorithm and application knowledge (ideally Cyber aspects)
  • Experience of research, innovation and/or solution development.

Advantage:

  • Experience of managing digital security and/or R&I projects.
  • Cyber industry publication (blogs, SANS articles etc).
  • Experience in Cybersecurity of AI / ML.
  • Experience in AI / ML applied to Cyber Security.
  • Experience of patent applications and intellectual property management


Research Skills:
Must Have:

  • Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
  • Excellent spoken and written English.

Advantage:

  • Academic publication track record.
  • Recent Cyber Security research publications.
  • Managing NDAs, IPR, Patent Applications.
  • Spoken & written French / German.


Technical skills:
Must Have:

  • Technical specialist in AI / ML techniques.

Advantage:

  • Data Analytics / AI/ML applied to Cyber Security (tools & techniques).
  • AI/ML vulnerabilities.
  • Software development / scripting / web apps, e.g. Python, Rust.

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