AI Security & Control Researcher

Job Description

Job at a glance

Company	Apollo Research
Location	London, United Kingdom
Work arrangement	On-site
Employment type	Full time
Experience level	5+ years in hands-on technical security roles
Category	Cybersecurity
Salary	GBP 136,000 – 258,000 per year
Visa sponsorship	Available – see sponsorship details below
Openings (GetProJob listing value)	23
Posted	3 Oct 2026
Closing date (set by GetProJob)	29 Nov 2026 – the employer has not published a deadline; the posting may close sooner
Source	Apollo Research careers (Lever) – verified live 3 Oct 2026

Visa sponsorship

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Job overview

Apollo Research is hiring a security researcher to build threat models for coding agents and test monitoring systems. Roles are listed in London and San Francisco; the San Francisco range is $204,000-$385,000.

Key responsibilities

• Create threat models for coding agents that could be misaligned or compromised
• Maintain and expand a library of failure modes affecting AI agents
• Design realistic attack scenarios for testing monitoring systems
• Evaluate flagged agent behaviors to separate attacks from benign activity
• Test and improve security monitors through red-teaming exercises

Skills and requirements

• Security research and threat modeling
• Offensive security
• Written communication
• Experience: 5+ years in hands-on technical security roles

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