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Different Technologies Pty Ltd.
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Mindgard is a London-based startup specializing in AIsecurity. Our mission is to secure the future of AI Applicationsagainst cyber attacks. We’ve spun-out from a leading UK universityafter a decade of R&D, and are among the first few companiesglobally to offer solutions to this rapidly growing problem.Mindgard’s automated AI red teaming product helps security testerstest for, identify and remediate vulnerabilities in AIapplications. Mindgard probes AI applications and uses a set oftechniques, including Predictive AI, LLMs, and other algorithms toidentify security-relevant attributes within application responses.Role & Responsibilities We’re looking for an experienced DataScientist to join our automated red teaming product team to enhancedata insights and accuracy. In this role you will: 1. Analyze theaccuracy of our techniques for classifying results and identifyingvulnerabilities. 2. Evaluate the relative merits of alternativeapproaches identified by the team. 3. Identify and develop furtherimproved methods for classifying results and identifyingvulnerabilities. 4. Identify new insights and visualisations fromour data that would benefit our customers. 5. Design and implementimprovements to data pipelines and labelling systems thatfacilitate ongoing quality. 6. Advise the engineering team on gooddata engineering and data science practices. 7. Work with the widerengineering team to implement your proposals. 8. Clearlycommunicate complex data insights to less technical colleagues.Skills & Experience We’re looking for people who are: 1. Highlycompetent at statistical analysis. 2. Experienced in Data Scienceand Data Engineering roles. 3. Proficient with SQL and Python. 4.Experienced with using and managing data created by Generative AI.5. Experienced at building ML models. 6. Comfortable working withcloud platforms like AWS/GCP/Azure. 7. Able to provision andoperate infrastructure you require. Before you go, we want you toknow! Studies have shown that some groups of people are less likelyto apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements.Whoever you are, if you don’t meet all of the above criteria, butyou think you’d be a great addition to Mindgard, we encourage youto apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Our people areour strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives peoplebring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equalopportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of anyprotected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equalopportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness foreveryone. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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