Senior AI/Machine Learning Researcher (m/f/n)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 24, 2026. ESET scores A on the Alion truth index.
Summary
You will become part of the Incident Creator and AI Research team within the Technology Division in Bratislava. The team focuses on detecting malicious activity, combining correlation rules with machine learning models to evaluate potential security incidents from terabytes of behavioral data. Beyond detection, the team builds incident-handling tooling for security operators and develops automation, including potential AI SOC.Job description
As a Senior MachineAIResearcher, you take part in researching, experimenting, and creating the best models to evaluate potential incidents. Beyond that, you look for applications ofAI/MLapproaches across the entire incident lifecycle, whether signal filtering, incident summarization, or malicious activity mitigation.
About the Role
Explore newAI/MLopportunities,leveragingyour accumulatedexpertiseto evaluatestate-of-the-artresearch and decidewhat'sworth pursuing in our domain.
Design and run experiments on terabytes of behavioral data (on-prem and cloud),validatingideas before production on dedicated in-house GPU servers -enough computeto compete with the biggest players in the industry.
Challenge existing solutions and decisions - driving criticaldiscussionin the team.
Collaborate with data collection, security operations, and software development -identifyingpromising opportunities to applyAI/MLwhere it advancesreal businessgoals.
Mentor other researchers and steer the long-term research direction, supporting technical decisions that push the boundaries of AI/MLin cybersecurity.
Essential Requirements
Deep understanding of the mathematical and statistical principles behind modern ML/AImethods - ability to critically evaluate and adapt models.
Experience with modern neural network architectures, especially transformers and their variants.
Strong drive for continuous learning and staying current withstate-of-the-artresearch.
Ability to work independently across the full research lifecycle - from literature review to experimentation to production-ready solutions.
Desirable Requirements
University degree in Machine Learning, Data Science, Mathematics, ora relatedtechnical field.
Basic understanding of computer and network security.
Experience with cloud platforms - AWS preferred.
Technologies
Python, Scikit-learn,PyTorch, TensorFlow, Polars, Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Impala, Iceberg,LanceDB, (My)SQL, Kafka,MLflow, Kubeflow, Argo, Git, JIRA, Confluence, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, AWS.
Basic wage component (brutto): from 4500 EUR/m. (brutto)
* The final basic wage component can be increased accordingly to individual skills and experience of the selected candidate.
* Performance bonus 2 times per year up to 15 - 20% of the basic salary paid for the evaluation period(usually 6 months).
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Benefits
Health & well-being
- BenefitPlus
- Healthcare (check-ups/annual programs)
- Multisport card
- Travel card "električenka"
- Supplementary pension saving
- Sick days
Family
- Marriage allowance
- Childbirth allowance
- Parental contribution
- ESET family events (Family day, St.Nicholas)
Office
- Refreshments in the office (fruits, coffee, soft drinks)
- Let´s get together breakfast
- Activity room, quiet room
- ESET events (Žranica, Christmas party..), teambuildings
Other
- Loyalty allowance
- Loyalty extra days off
- Loyalty cake
- Loyalty glass award
- Refer a friend
- Christmas presents
- Discounts from external providers
Primary location
BratislavaAdditional locations
Brno, PragueTime type
Full time