Principal AI Red Team Operator

Verizon

Principal AI red team operator conducting adversarial assessments of Verizon’s enterprise AI systems. Building frameworks and tooling to mature Verizon’s AI security program.

Posted 8/17/2026full-timeCary • Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $120,500 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and operationalizing AI red team frameworks and conducting adversarial assessments on AI systems. Proficient in cybersecurity principles, AI model architectures, and utilizing cloud computing platforms for testing and experimentation.

Highest-signal resume keywords

AI Red Team Framework DevelopmentAdversarial Assessment ExperienceCybersecurity Principles UnderstandingPython ProgrammingCloud Computing Platforms Experience

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Hard Skills

AI EvaluationsAdversarial Prompting StrategiesData Poisoning TechniquesAI Model Architecture KnowledgeWeb Application TestingLocal LLM PrototypingGenerative AI TrainingAutomated Testing ToolsRisk AssessmentRemediation Guidance

Soft Skills

Presentation SkillsCollaborationContinuous Learning

Tools & Technologies

MITRE ATLASOWASPGCPAWSAzureOllamaLlamaFiles

Industry Keywords

AI SafetyAI SecurityGenerative AIAdversarial Machine LearningCybersecurity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, refine, and operationalize AI red team frameworks, playbooks, and automated testing tools aligned with industry standards such as MITRE ATLAS and OWASP
Plan and conduct complex manual and automated adversarial assessments on enterprise AI systems, including LLMs, RAG architectures, and agents
Target prompt injection, data poisoning, and model exploitation during AI red team assessments
Present findings and risk insights to technical engineering teams and senior leadership
Provide actionable remediation guidance to secure the AI lifecycle
Track evolving GenAI vulnerabilities and experiment with novel attack vectors
Continuously enhance testing capabilities to stay ahead of adversaries
Lead development of testing frameworks, playbooks, toolsets, and metrics to scale Verizon’s AI Red Teaming capability

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or four or more years of relevant work experience
Six or more years of relevant work experience required, demonstrated through job-related work experience, military experience, or specialized training or education (non-collegiate)
Experience conducting AI evaluations or developing AI Safety/Security systems
Experience using adversarial prompting strategies such as role play and DAN to compromise enterprise AI systems
Experience using non-prompt strategies such as data poisoning and embedding inversion to compromise AI systems
Strong understanding of AI model architectures and development
Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices
Experience in traditional web application testing
Experience using local LLMs for prototyping and experimentation with GenAI, such as Ollama and LlamaFiles
Experience training and educating others on Generative AI tools
Knowledge of programming languages such as Python
Experience with cloud computing platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
Demonstrated continual learning around Artificial Intelligence
Ability to work from home and at least three days per week in the office
Scheduled weekly hours: 40

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Basic life insurance
Supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
Identity theft protection
Pet insurance
Group home and auto insurance
Matched 401(k) savings plan
Up to 8 company-paid holidays per year
Up to 6 personal days per year
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Tuition assistance
Other incentives
Award-winning total rewards package
Premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances, depending on the role
Up to 15 days of vacation per year for newly hired employees, increasing with additional service
Hybrid work arrangement with working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office