CyberSecurity Specialist

Job summary

Research and prototype emerging cybersecurity capabilities, including agentic AI security harnesses, and integrate AI agents, LLMs, APIs, security tools, and automation into test environments. Evaluate cybersecurity products and emerging technologies through hands-on testing, benchmarking, and technical due diligence, then present findings and help transition successful prototypes toward operational use.

Job details

Role: CyberSecurity Specialist Location: North York, ON (Hybrid) Duration: Contract Research oriented role in Cybersecurity. Candidates who have done Academic research and Market research would be Ideal. Masters from reputed University in Canada 1. AI Security & Agentic AI Development • Experience with LLMs, AI agents, tool calling, orchestration frameworks, APIs, and security automation • Ability to build agentic AI security harnesses, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts • Knowledge of AI Security and emerging AI-native security technologies 2. Security Research & Emerging Technology Evaluation • Research experience in Application Security, AI Security, Quantum/PQC, Blockchain, and other emerging technologies • Ability to design experiments, build prototypes, benchmark products, and perform technical due diligence • Experience validating vendor claims and assessing enterprise applicability 3. Software Engineering & Security Architecture • Strong development skills in Python (most important), along with Java, Node.js, Go, and C/C++ • Hands-on experience integrating APIs, cloud platforms, containers, and automation frameworks • Deep understanding of Application Security, Threat Modeling, Secure Development, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, and Security Architecture Technical Security Research Engineer to research, prototype, evaluate, and operationalize emerging • Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, AI, Computer Engineering, or related field; PhD welcomed. • Strong hands-on software development skills, particularly Python, Java, Node, Go, C/C++ with experience in additional modern programming languages. • Experience with LLMs, AI agents, tool calling, orchestration frameworks, APIs, cloud, containers, and security automation. • Strong knowledge of Application Security, AI Security, vulnerability research, threat modeling, Secure development, Network security, infrastructure Security, Security Architecture and other security domains. • Demonstrated ability to design experiments, build prototypes, and evaluate emerging technologies. Responsibilities • Build agentic AI security harnesses, prototypes, and POCs for new cyber capabilities. • Research AI Security, Agentic AI, Application Security, quantum/PQC, blockchain, and other emerging technologies. • Develop and integrate agents, LLMs, APIs, security tools, automation, and test environments. • Evaluate new cybersecurity products and startups through hands-on testing, benchmarking, and technical due diligence. • Validate vendor claims and assess security, scalability, integration complexity, and enterprise applicability. • Help transition successful research prototypes toward operational use. • Present technical findings and recommendations to engineering, security leadership, and investment stakeholders. Qualifications • Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, AI, Computer Engineering, or related field; PhD welcomed. • Strong hands-on software development skills, particularly Python, Java, Node, Go, C/C++ with experience in additional modern programming languages. • Experience with LLMs, AI agents, tool calling, orchestration frameworks, APIs, cloud, containers, and security automation. • Strong knowledge of Application Security, AI Security, vulnerability research, threat modeling, Secure development, Network security, infrastructure Security, Security Architecture and other security domains. • Demonstrated ability to design experiments, build prototypes, and evaluate emerging technologies. Certifications : CISSP, OSCP, CSSLP or equivalent Thank you Praveen praveen.s@themesoft.com

What you’ll do

Research and prototype emerging cybersecurity capabilities, including agentic AI security harnesses, and integrate AI agents, LLMs, APIs, security tools, and automation into test environments. Evaluate cybersecurity products and emerging technologies through hands-on testing, benchmarking, and technical due diligence, then present findings and help transition successful prototypes toward operational use.

Requirements

A master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, AI, Computer Engineering, or a related field is required or sought; a PhD is welcomed. Candidates should have strong software development skills, experience with LLMs and AI agents, and broad cybersecurity knowledge, along with the ability to design experiments, build prototypes, and evaluate emerging technologies.

Listed skills

• Node.js · Preferred
• Go · Preferred
• Java · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Python
• Java
• Node.js
• Go
• C/C++
• LLMs
• AI Agents
• AI Security
• Application Security
• Vulnerability Research
• Threat Modeling
• Secure Development
• Network Security
• Security Architecture
• Cloud Platforms
• Security Automation

Job areas

• Security & Safety
• Technology
• Software
• Science & Research
• Engineering

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