Innovation Security Researcher – AI Agents & NHI

Astrix is looking for an Innovation Security Researcher to lead frontier exploration in the AI Agents and NHI ecosystem: uncovering new security risks and opportunities, dissecting emerging platforms and competitors, and turning research into concrete outcomes like POCs and technical prototypes that shape our product direction and market leadership.

About the role:

• Lead groundbreaking research in uncharted territory for AI agents and NHI in Cloud and SaaS systems
• Explore and analyze emerging agent architectures, behaviors, abuse and security patterns, mapping risks and opportunities before they become mainstream
• Conduct deep product and ecosystem landscape analysis to guide innovation
• Translate research into concrete deliverables - POCs, technical prototypes, threat models, vulnerabilities, and product recommendations that drive roadmap impact
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to turn findings into scalable product capabilities and customer value
• Work with Marketing to produce market leadership content and support conference submissions as research matures
  
  

• Strong background in security research for modern cloud / SaaS systems, with a proven ability to find high-signal insights
• Deep curiosity and exposure to AI and LLM ecosystems
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and independently drive research from idea to outcome with high independence, ownership and strong judgment
• Proven ability to create concrete outputs (POCs, prototypes, structured analysis) that validate ideas and shape product direction
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to perform deep technical analysis and synthesize findings into clear recommendations
• Strong English communication and writing skills, with the ability to produce clear technical outputs for internal and external audiences